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|father=Archibald Francis Arbuthnot (1805-1879) |
|father=Archibald Francis Arbuthnot (1805-1879) |
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− | |mother=Gertrude Sophia Gough ( |
+ | |mother=Gertrude Sophia Gough (-) |
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|short_name=George Gough Arbuthnot |
|short_name=George Gough Arbuthnot |
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− | |sources=Wikipedia (see below) |
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− | <new note>{{thepeerage|id=124623|name=Sir George Gough Arbuthnot|primary=y}} |
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− | <new note>4.3.6.1.1.1.7.4.2.2.4.3.4.5. on [http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/Part_h6.htm Descendants of King Henry VII] |
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|death_year=1929 |
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{{Showfacts biography}} |
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+ | |children-g1=Cecilia Albinia Arbuthnot (-1956)+Eleanor Mary Arbuthnot (1874-1875) |
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+ | {{otherpeople|George Arbuthnot}} |
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− | ==Public life== |
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⚫ | Arbuthnot was six times a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]]. He was seven times made chairman of the Madras [[Chamber of Commerce]], several times President of the board of directors of the [[Bank of Madras]], and in 1900 became chairman of the Famine Relief Fund. Grandson of a [[Baronet]], he was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] for services to the [[British Empire]]. |
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⚫ | Arbuthnot, the son of Archibald Francis Arbuthnot (son of [[Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet]]) and Gertrude Sophia Gough was six times a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]]. He was seven times made chairman of the Madras [[Chamber of Commerce]], several times President of the board of directors of the [[Bank of Madras]], and in 1900 became chairman of the Famine Relief Fund. Grandson of a [[Baronet]], he was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] for services to the [[British Empire]]. |
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He became partner of [[Arbuthnot & Co]] of Madras 1871 and was senior [[partnership|partner]] in the firm at the time of its spectacular crash in 1906, as a result of which he was sentenced to 18 months rigorous imprisonment. |
He became partner of [[Arbuthnot & Co]] of Madras 1871 and was senior [[partnership|partner]] in the firm at the time of its spectacular crash in 1906, as a result of which he was sentenced to 18 months rigorous imprisonment. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{cite book | author=R. Srinivasan | title=The Fall of Arbuthnot & Co | publisher= East West Books (Madras) | year=2005 | isbn=81-88661-40-6}} |
*{{cite book | author=R. Srinivasan | title=The Fall of Arbuthnot & Co | publisher= East West Books (Madras) | year=2005 | isbn=81-88661-40-6}} |
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+ | *{{cite web | url= http://www.thepeerage.com/p12463.htm#i124623| title= thePeerage| accessdate= 2007-01-04}} |
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* {{cite book|title=The Scots Peerage|editor=Sir James Balfour Paul|year=1908|publisher=founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's 'Peerage of Scotland'}} |
* {{cite book|title=The Scots Peerage|editor=Sir James Balfour Paul|year=1908|publisher=founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's 'Peerage of Scotland'}} |
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*[http://www.kittybrewster.com/members/k_2.htm Arbuthnot family tree] |
*[http://www.kittybrewster.com/members/k_2.htm Arbuthnot family tree] |
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{{Arbuthnot family}} |
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+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Arbuthnot, George Gough}} |
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[[Category:Arbuthnot family|George Gough Arbuthnot]] |
[[Category:Arbuthnot family|George Gough Arbuthnot]] |
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[[Category:Administrators in British India]] |
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[[Category:Scottish bankers]] |
[[Category:Scottish bankers]] |
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[[Category:Scottish businesspeople]] |
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{{person-enWP|George Gough Arbuthnot}} |
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