Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet

For other persons named John Arbuthnot, see John Arbuthnot (disambiguation).

2nd Church Estates Commissioner
Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Bt
In office
1988? – 1994
Preceded by	John Richard Thomas
Succeeded by	David Ennals
Born	11 February 1912 Kittybrewster, Aberdeen
Died	13 June 1992 Worlington, Suffolk
Constituency	Dover
Political party	Conservative
Occupation	Member of Parliament
Relations	Son of Kenneth Arbuthnot
Spouse	Margaret Jean Duff
Children	Sir William Arbuthnot, Rt Hon James Arbuthnot & others
Website: Family tree.

Arms of the Arbuthnot Baronets, of Kittybrewster

Major Sir John Sinclair Wemyss Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD (11 February 1912 – 13 June 1992) was a British Conservative politician.

The son of Kenneth Arbuthnot and Janet Elspeth Sinclair Wemyss, he was born in Kittybrewster and was educated at Eton College, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1933, and a Master of Arts in 1938. He worked in the tea industry and was a Director of Folkestone and Dover Water Company and other companies. Arbuthnot served in World War II in the Royal Artillery and left with the rank of Major. In 1940 he was seconded to work with explosives and was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his scientific work in 1944.

Arbuthnot stood in Don Valley in 1935 and Dover in 1945, losing to Labour. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover in 1950, serving until 1964. Between 1952 and 1955, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary for the Minister of Pensions, between 1956 and 1957 for the Minister of Health. He was member of the Public Accounts Committee from 1955 to 1964, and served further as Second Church Estates Commissioner, the spokesman for the Church of England in the House of Commons, and as a Deputy Speaker. On 26 February 1964, he was created Baronet, of Kittybrewster in Aberdeen, having been decorated with the Territorial Decoration in 1951.

Arbuthnot has married Margaret Jean Duff, daughter of Alexander Gordon Duff on 3 July 1943. They had five children, two sons and three daughters.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: John Richard Thomas	Member of Parliament for Dover 1950–1964	Succeeded by: David Ennals
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: (new creation)	Baronet (of Kittybrewster) 1964–1992	Succeeded by: William Arbuthnot