Charles Arbuthnot
British diplomat and politician (1767–1850) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles Arbuthnot (14 March 1767 – 18 August 1850) was a British diplomat and Tory politician. He was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire between 1804 and 1807 and held a number of political offices. He was a good friend of the Duke of Wellington. His second wife, Harriet, became a hostess at Wellington's society dinners, and wrote an important diary cataloging contemporary political intrigues.
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 Rt Hon Charles Arbuthnot | |
| First Commissioner of Woods and Forests | |
| In office 1823 – 9 April 1827 | |
| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister | The Earl of Liverpool |
| Preceded by | William Huskisson |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Carlisle |
| In office 11 February 1828 – 2 June 1828 | |
| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Wellington |
| Preceded by | William Sturges Bourne |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Lowther |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 2 June 1828 – 15 November 1830 | |
| Monarch | George IV |
| Prime Minister | The Duke of Wellington |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Holland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1767 (1767-03-14) Rockfleet, County Mayo |
| Died | 18 August 1850 (1850-08-19) (aged 83) Apsley House, Piccadilly, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Marcia Clapcott-Lisle (1774–1806) (2) Harriet Fane (1793–1834) |
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