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| ] '''Sir Thomas Arbuthnot''' ] (] ] – |
] '''Sir Thomas Arbuthnot''' ] (] ] – 26 January 1849) was born in ], ], ], the sixth son of John Arbuthnot, Sr of Rockfleet.<ref>DNB</ref> | ||
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For other people named Thomas Arbuthnot, see Thomas Arbuthnot (disambiguation).| Sir Thomas Arbuthnot, KCB | |
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| Born | 11 September 1776 Rockfleet, Co Mayo |
| Died | 26 January 1849 Salford |
| Occupation | Lieutenant General |
| Relatives | Son of John Arbuthnot of Rockfleet; Brother of Rt Rev Alexander Arbuthnot and Charles Arbuthnot and General Sir Robert Arbuthnot |
| Website | "Family tree". |
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot KCB (11 September 1776 – 26 January 1849) was born in Rockfleet, Co Mayo, Ireland, the sixth son of John Arbuthnot, Sr of Rockfleet.
He entered joined the British Army in 1794, as an ensign in the 29th Regiment of Foot. After serving in that and other regiments, he joined the staff corps under Sir John Moore in 1803. He subsequently served as quartermaster-general at the Cape of Good Hope, whence, in 1808, he joined the army in the Iberian Peninsula. He was assistant quartermaster-general to General Picton's division during the greater part of the Peninsular War. He was twice wounded, once in the West Indies and again in one of the latest actions in the Peninsula.
He was appointed an aide-de-camp to the Prince Regent in 1814, and a K.C.B. in 1815. Promoted major-general in 1825, he was sent next year to Portugal in command of a brigade. He afterwards commanded a district in Ireland, and having attained the rank of lieutenant-general in 1838, was appointed, in 1842, to the command of the northern and midland districts in England, which command he retained until his death.
He died unmarried at his residence in The Crescent, Salford.
Family
He was brother of General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, Bt, KCB and Charles Arbuthnot and Rt Rev Alexaander Arbuthnot. He was uncle of Alexander John Arbuthnot, George Bingham Arbuthnot and Charles George Arbuthnot.
References
- Arbuthnot, Mrs P S-M (1920). Memories of the Arbuthnots. George Allen & Unwin.
- "Dictionary of National Biography"
- Sir James Balfour Paul, ed. (1908). The Scots Peerage. founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's 'Peerage of Scotland'.
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- DNB