Hugh Arbuthnot (British Army officer)
Appearance
General Hon Sir Hugh Arbuthnot, KCB | |
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Born | 1780 |
Died | 1868 (aged 87 or 88) |
Allegiance | British |
Rank | General |
Commands | 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 Archived 30 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine
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