William Reierson Arbuthnot
William Reierson Arbuthnot (28 January 1826 – 31 May 1913) was a British businessman and legislator primarily operating in Madras.
Early life
William Reierson Arbuthnot was born at 14 Upper Wimpole Street, London, on 28 January 1826 to George Arbuthnot, of Elderslie, Surrey, and Elizabeth, daughter of Donald Fraser. The Arbuthnots were landowners and merchants of the Haddo-Rattray estate, Aberdeenshire, in Scotland for the previous two generations, and were formerly of Peterhead in that county. George Arbuthnot worked for 22 years (1800–23) as a merchant in Madras, and was a magistrate, before retiring to England and acquiring Elderslie; he also resided at Upper Wimpole Street in London during the winter.[1][2]
Career
Arbuthnot served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council from 1861 to 1864 and 1866 to 1870. He worked with Arbuthnot & Co and was Chairman of the Bank of Madras, and the Chamber of Commerce of Madras. He was also Director of Commercial Union Insurance Co and of the Midland Bank Ltd.[3]
Personal life
On 9 December 1858, Arbuthnot married Mary Helen Anstruther, the eldest daughter of Philip Anstruther, the Colonial Secretary of Ceylon. They lived at Plawhatch, Sussex, and had eight sons and six daughters; one of their sons, Major Kenneth Wyndham Arbuthnot (1873–1915), of the Seaforth Highlanders, was father of the politician Sir John Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet, of Kittybrewster.[4]
References
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 113
- ^ Memories of Madras, The Arbuthnots, C. Lawson, 1905, pp. 273-276
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 113
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 113
- "Burke's Landed Gentry of Scotland - A" (PDF). Burke's Peerage.
External links
- Arbuthnot family tree[usurped]
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- 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
- 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
- Alexander Arbuthnot
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- Charles Arbuthnot
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- Alexander Arbuthnot
- Alexander George Arbuthnot
- Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot, KCSI
- C. M. Arbuthnot
- George Arbuthnot
- Sir George Gough Arbuthnot
- Robert Arbuthnot
- Alexander Arbuthnot
- Robert Arbuthnott, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott
- John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott
- John Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of Arbuthnott
- John Arbuthnott, 10th Viscount of Arbuthnott
- John Arbuthnott, 14th Viscount of Arbuthnott
- Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott
- John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott