Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot

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Admiral C R Arbuthnot

Admiral Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot (5 February 1850 – 30 September 1913) was a British Admiral ^[1] in the Royal Navy.^[2]

Born in Liverpool in England, he was son of George Clerk Arbuthnot and Caroline Ramsay Hay, and grandson of Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet. His first post was aboard HMS Britannia. Later he served aboard the Arctic yacht Pandora, earning the Arctic Medal.^[3] He was promoted to Lieutenant on the Royal Yacht in 1871, Commander on 31 December 1883; Captain, 31 July 1891; Rear-Admiral, 1 January 1904; Vice-Admiral on the retired list, 23 March 1908; and Admiral on the retired list, 19 September 1911.^[4] Earlier in his career, Arbuthnot served as Captain of the protected cruiser HMS Hermione. He also commanded HMS Orlando from 1892 to 1895 during her operations around Australia. He was a Naval Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII from September 1901^[5] until promoted to flag rank in 1904.

Arbuthnot was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

On 8 January 1880, Arbuthnot married Emily Caroline Schomberg, daughter of Rear Admiral Charles Frederick Schomberg. They had three children, two daughters and one son, Admiral Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot.

Notes

↑ Obituary, The Times, 11 October 1913
↑ Burke's Peerage 107th edition
↑ Mason, Herbert B. (1908). Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping. London: Chichester House. p. 36.
↑ London Gazette
↑ The London Gazette: no. 27359. p. 6292. 27 September 1901.

References

Mrs P S-M Arbuthnot (1920). Memories of the Arbuthnots. George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
"thePeerage". Retrieved 5 January 2007.

External links

Arbuthnot family tree

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Generals	Sir Charles George Arbuthnot, GCB Charles George James Arbuthnot Sir Dalrymple Arbuthnot, 5th Baronet Sir Hugh Arbuthnot Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, KCB

Admirals	Sir Alexander Dundas Young Arbuthnott Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot Sir Geoffrey Arbuthnot Mariot Arbuthnot Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Bt

Politicians	Alexander Arbuthnot Charles Arbuthnot Charles George James Arbuthnot George Arbuthnot Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot Sir Hugh Arbuthnot James Arbuthnot Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Bt John Arbuthnot (mayor) Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Bt William Reierson Arbuthnot

Diplomats	Charles Arbuthnot Hugh James Arbuthnott

Ecclesiastics	Alexander Arbuthnot Alexander Arbuthnot Charles Arbuthnot

Bankers, civil servants and traders	Alexander Arbuthnot Alexander George Arbuthnot Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot, KCSI C. M. Arbuthnot George Arbuthnot Sir George Gough Arbuthnot Robert Arbuthnot

Academics and educators	Sir John Arbuthnott May Hill Arbuthnot

Artists, printers and musicians	Alexander Arbuthnot Gary Arbuthnot

Writers and poets	Alexander Arbuthnot Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot, KCSI Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot Harriet Arbuthnot Dr John Arbuthnot

Viscounts	Robert Arbuthnott, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of Arbuthnott Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott

Sportsmen	Eric Arbuthnot Lionel Gough Arbuthnot Reginald Arbuthnot Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott

Persondata
Name	Arbuthnot, Charles Ramsay
Alternative names
Short description	Royal Navy admiral
Date of birth	5 February 1850
Place of birth
Date of death	30 September 1913
Place of death

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