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William Arbuthnot | |
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Allegiance | British |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | 14th Hussars |
Awards | CB |
Relations | Son of Archibald Francis Arbuthnot |
General William Arbuthnot CB (27 September 1838 – 12 September 1893), was a British military officer.
Early life
He was the son of Archibald Francis Arbuthnot (who in turn, was the son of Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet).
Career
He served as Aide de Camp to Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala during the British expedition to Ethiopia (Abyssinia) in 1867/8. Arbuthnot was Assistant Adjutant-General of the Horse Guards from 1885 to 1892, becoming Major General of the 14th Hussars.
Personal life
Arbuthnot was married three times.
He married first the Hon. Alice Charlotte Pitt-Rivers (born 27 December 1841, fourth daughter of the George Pitt-Rivers, 4th Baron Rivers on 26 April 1865. She was killed by lightning on 21 June of the same year.
His second wife was Selina Moncreiffe (b. 4 October 1851 - 26 November 1877), seventh daughter of Sir Thomas Moncreiffe, 7th Baronet. They were married 20 July, 1869.
He married thirdly, Edith Anne Pearse, daughter of Major General J L Pearse. She died 21 August 1931, having been married secondly, to Guy Francois, Comte de Miremont on 1 August 1894.
Arbuthnot had one son, Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot, by his second wife, with whom he is buried in Brompton Cemetery.
References
- Mrs P S-M Arbuthnot (1920). Memories of the Arbuthnots. George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
- "thePeerage". Retrieved 2006-12-03.