Gen. Sir Hugh Arbuthnott, KCB

THE HON. ALEXANDER ARBUTHNOTT was born 1794 in Forfar, Scotland, and died 1870 in East Gwillimbury Township, ON. Buried Selby Burial Ground, Sharon, Ontario. He married JEAN (or JANE) MATHER 16 December 1817 in Logie-Pert, Scotland. She was born 1792, and died 17 August 1866 in Ontario. Bured Selby Burial Ground. She may have been "Alexander's mother's maid". They emigrated from Aberdeen to Port of Quebec, Canada on the brig "Patriot" arriving 1st May 1819.

Wikipedia Biographical Summary

General Sir Hugh Arbuthnot, KCB (1780 – 11 June 1868) was Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire 1826–1865.

79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) Ensign in May 1796, Major-General 22 July 1830, Lt-General 23 November 1841, General 20 June 1854. A long length of service.

Formerly 52nd Light Infantry. To Colonel, 79th Regiment (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders), 14 March 1862. Commanding officer, South Staffordshire Regiment (80th Reg't of Foot), 1843-'62.

Sir Hugh, a son of John Arbuthnot, 7th Viscount of Arbuthnott, was the younger brother of John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott and helped the latter out with his financial embarrassment. He never married.

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