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-'''William Urquhart Arbuthnot''' (1807–11 December 1874) was a British administrator in India.
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-The fifth son of [[Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet]], he was educated at the [[Edinburgh High School]] and the [[East India Company College]], Haileybury. Joining the [[East India Company]], he went to [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] in 1826, eventually becoming the agent to the Governor at [[Vizagapatam]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Buckland |first=C. E. |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_Indian_Biography/Arbuthnot,_William_Urquhart |title=Dictionary of Indian Biography |publisher=Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Lim |year=1906 |location=London |pages=16}}</ref> He resigned from the service in 1846, after which he joined the firm of [[Arbuthnot & Co|Arbuthnot & Co.]] at Madras. He retired to England in 1838.<ref name=":1" />
+'''William Urquhart Arbuthnot''' (24 March 1807 – 11 December 1874) was a Scottish administrator in India.
 In 1858, he was one of the first persons chosen by the Crown to fill seats on the new [[Council of India]], on which he served until his death in 1874.<ref name=":1" /> On several occasions, he declined appointment as finance minister in India.<ref name=":1" />
-A daughter married [[William Spottiswoode]], while a son was [[Reginald Arbuthnot]].
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 == References ==
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-[[Category:British East India Company civil servants]]
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 [[Category:1874 deaths]]
 [[Category:Younger sons of baronets]]
-[[Category:British bankers]]
+[[Category:People educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh]]
 [[Category:Members of the Council of India]]

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'''William Urquhart Arbuthnot''' (1807–11 December 1874) was a British administrator in India.

The fifth son of [[Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet]], he was educated at the [[Edinburgh High School]] and the [[East India Company College]], Haileybury. Joining the [[East India Company]], he went to [[Madras Presidency|Madras]] in 1826, eventually becoming the agent to the Governor at [[Vizagapatam]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Buckland |first=C. E. |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_Indian_Biography/Arbuthnot,_William_Urquhart |title=Dictionary of Indian Biography |publisher=Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Lim |year=1906 |location=London |pages=16}}</ref> He resigned from the service in 1846, after which he joined the firm of [[Arbuthnot & Co|Arbuthnot & Co.]] at Madras. He retired to England in 1838.<ref name=":1" />

In 1858, he was one of the first persons chosen by the Crown to fill seats on the new [[Council of India]], on which he served until his death in 1874.<ref name=":1" /> On several occasions, he declined appointment as finance minister in India.<ref name=":1" />

A daughter married [[William Spottiswoode]], while a son was [[Reginald Arbuthnot]].

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:British East India Company civil servants]]
[[Category:1874 deaths]]
[[Category:Younger sons of baronets]]
[[Category:British bankers]]
[[Category:Members of the Council of India]]

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