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General Hon.

Sir Hugh Arbuthnot

KCB
Born1780
Died11 June 1868 (aged 87 or 88)
AllegianceBritish
RankGeneral
Commands79th Regiment of Foot
AwardsCB
Relations7th Viscount of Arbuthnott (father)
Other workMember 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.

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.[1]

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.[2]

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

  1. ^ Hart's Army List 1863 and others
  2. ^ Major Commandant Archived 30 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine
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 Colonel of the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot
1843–1862 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire
1826–1865 		Succeeded by


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