John Arbuthnott, 14th Viscount of Arbuthnott
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Viscount of Arbuthnott
The title Viscount of Arbuthnott was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1641, along with the title Lord Inverbervie, for Sir Robert Arbuthnot.The Viscount of Arbuthnott is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Arbuthnott....
(Montrose
Montrose, Angus
Montrose is a coastal resort town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. It is situated 38 miles north of Dundee between the mouths of the North and South Esk rivers...
, 15 September 1882 – 17 October 1960), was a Scottish Viscount
Viscount
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Arbuthnott enlisted in the Calgary Light Horse, a unit of the Canadian Army, in February 1917. He was later a Lieutenant in the Welsh Guards
Welsh Guards
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Arbuthnott served as Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire.*Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 5th Earl of Kintore 17 March 1794 – 30 August 1804*John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott 5 October 1804 – 1847...
from 1926 to his death, was Convenor of Kincardineshire County Council in 1933, and served ten years in the House of Lords
House of Lords
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(1945–1955) as a representative peer
Representative peer
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for Scotland
Peerage of Scotland
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He married Dorothy Oxley of Ripon.