Robert Arbuthnot

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Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB
Born	19 November 1773 County Mayo
Died	6 May 1863 Hanover Lodge, Regents Park
Occupation	General
Spouse	(1) Susan Vesey (2) Harriet Smith
Children	George Arbuthnot
Relatives	Son of John Arbuthnot of Rockfleet; Brother of Rt Rev Alexander Arbuthnot and General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot and Charles Arbuthnot
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General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB, was born at Rockfleet, County Mayo, Ireland, on 19 November 1773. He was a General in the army, a colonel in the 76th Regt.^[1]He was a Brigadier General in the Portuguese Service and was appointed a Knight of the Tower and Sword of Portugal (KTS). He married his first wife, Susan Vesey in Belfast on 1 February 1802 (who died in Teddington, Twickenham on 30 June 1822). Susan was the only child of Colonel William Vesey of Farm Hill. Sir Robert married second at St James's Church, Piccadilly, 4 January 1826, Harriet Smith (dsp 5 December 1861), daughter of and co-heir of Thomas Smith of Castletown Hall, Lancashire. Sir Robert died in Hanover Lodge, Regents Park on 6 May 1863.