Alexander Arbuthnot (politician)
Alexander Arbuthnot, Snr (c. 1654–1705) of Knox, Kincardineshire was a Scottish politician.
He was the second son of Robert Arbuthnott, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott. He served as tutor to the children of his brother Robert Arbuthnot, 2nd Viscount of Arbuthnott.[1]
He represented Kincardineshire as Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland from 1689 to 1702.[2]
He married firstly Margaret Barclay and secondly Jean Scott.[3]
He should not be confused with Alexander Arbuthnot, an advocate and Provost who represented Bervie from 1703 to 1707.[4](p. 174)
References
[edit]- ^ Historical Notices of Scottish Affairs: Selected from the Manuscripts of Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, Bart., one of the Senators of the College of Justice, Volume 2nd 1683–1688 1848, Edinburgh
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, Volume 62, Part 2. p. 594.
- ^ Arbuthnot, Mrs P S-M (1920). Memories of the Arbuthnots. George Allen & Unwin.
- ^ Aitken, George Atherton (1892). "Life of John Arbuthnot" in The Life and Works of John Arbuthnot, M.D.: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 174. Aitken, George Atherton; Aitken, George A.; Arbuthnot, John (1892). Google books. ISBN 9781404773189.
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