Hugh Arbuthnot (British Army officer)

General Hon Sir Hugh Arbuthnot, KCB

Born	1780
Died	1868 (aged 87 or 88)
Allegiance	British
Rank	General
Commands held	79th Regiment of Foot
Awards	CB
Relations	Son of John Arbuthnot, 7th Viscount of Arbuthnott
Other work	Member of Parliament, Kincardineshire

General Sir Hugh Arbuthnot, KCB (1780 – 11 June 1868) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire 1826–1865.^[1]

He was born the son of John Arbuthnot, 7th Viscount of Arbuthnott and the younger brother of John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott.

He entered the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) as Ensign in May 1796 and was promoted Major-General on 22 July 1830, Lt-General on 23 November 1841 and full General on 20 June 1854.^[2]

He was given the colonelcy of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot from 1843 to 1862, transferring as colonel back to the Cameron Highlanders from 14 March 1862 to his death in 1868.^[3]

Sir Hugh never married.

References

Mrs PS-M Arbuthnot (1920). Memories of the Arbuthnots. Geo Allen & Unwin Ltd.
Bing, Hon Mrs Christy (1999). The Lairds of Arbuthnott. Agnate Press. ISBN 0-9535923-0-8.
Hart's Army List. 1863.

Notes

↑ House Of Commons Constituencies Beginning With "K" on Leigh Rayment's peerage pages
↑ Hart's Army List 1863 and others
↑ Major Commandant

External links

Arbuthnot family tree
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Hugh Arbuthnot

Military offices
Preceded by Sir William Henry Sewell	Colonel of the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) 1862–1868	Succeeded by John Francis Glencairn Campbell
Preceded by Sir Jasper Nicolls	Colonel of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 1843–1862	Succeeded by Sir William Mansfield, 1st Baron Sandhurst
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Alexander Ramsay, Bt	Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire 1826–1865	Succeeded by James Dyce Nicol

Arbuthnot family
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, Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom 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

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