Charles George Arbuthnot

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Sir Charles George Arbuthnot
Born	19 May 1824 Killaloe, Ireland
Died	14 April 1899
Occupation	General
Spouse	Caroline Charlotte Clarke
Children	Brig-Gen Alexander George Arbuthnot and others
Parents	Son of Rt Rev Alexander Arbuthnot; Nephew of Charles Arbuthnot and General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot and General Sir Robert Arbuthnot; Brother of Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot, KCSI and half brother of General George Bingham Arbuthnot
Website	Family tree.

For others of the same name, see Charles Arbuthnot (disambiguation).

Sir Charles George Arbuthnot, KCB (19 May 1824, Killaloe, Ireland - 14 April 1899) was a Lieutenant General in the British Royal Artillery.

Casualty Rolls of the Crimean War of 1854-56. Captain Charles George Arbuthnot {Royal Artillery (10th Bn.)} Slight Wound; Minor actions at Sevastopol 17 June 1855 also Severe Wound, 23 August 1855

In 1886, Arbuthnot was appointed Commander-in-chief of the Madras Army, the army of the Madras Presidency and one of the three major armies that constituted the bulk of Imperial forces in India. He served as senior military adviser for the Madras Presidency until 1890.

Arbuthnot was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB); he had previously been appointed a CB. He was a twin, son of Rt Rev Alexander Arbuthnot, brother of Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot and half brother of General George Bingham Arbuthnot.

He married, October 27 1868, Caroline Charlotte Clarke (born Barbados, West Indies 1845-51, died 1909), daughter of Dr William Clarke, MD of Barbados. They had issue Brigadier general Alexander George Arbuthnot and others.