John Arbuthnott, 14th Viscount of Arbuthnott

John Arbuthnott
The Viscount in May 1937
Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire
In office 1926–1960
Scottish representative peer in the House of Lords
In office 1945–1955
Personal details
Born	(1882-09-15)15 September 1882
Died	17 October 1960(1960-10-17) (aged 78)
Spouse	Dorothy Oxley
Military career
Allegiance	Great Britain
Service/branch	Canadian Army Welsh Guards
Rank	Lieutenant

John ("Jack") Ogilvy Arbuthnott, 14th Viscount of Arbuthnott DL (Montrose, 15 September 1882 – 17 October 1960), was a Scottish Viscount.

Biography

Lord 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.

Lord Arbuthnott represented viscounts at the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953.

Lord Arbuthnott served as Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire from 1926 to his death, was Convenor of Kincardineshire County Council in 1933, and served ten years in the House of Lords (1945–1955) as a Scottish representative peer.

He married Dorothy Oxley of Ripon.

References

• Bing, Hon Mrs Christy (1999). The Lairds of Arbuthnott. Agnate Press. ISBN 0-9535923-0-8.

External links

• Arbuthnott family tree^[usurped]

Honorary titles
Preceded by Sir John Gladstone	Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire 1926–1960	Succeeded by The Viscount of Arbuthnott
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by Walter Arbuthnott	Viscount of Arbuthnott 1920–1960	Succeeded by (Robert) Keith Arbuthnott