Charles Arbuthnot

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.

For other people named Charles Arbuthnot, see Charles Arbuthnot (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable
Charles Arbuthnot
Rt Hon Charles Arbuthnot
First Commissioner of Woods
and Forests
In office
1823 – 9 April 1827
MonarchGeorge IV
Prime MinisterThe Earl of Liverpool
Preceded byWilliam Huskisson
Succeeded byThe Earl of Carlisle
In office
11 February 1828 – 2 June 1828
MonarchGeorge IV
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Wellington
Preceded byWilliam Sturges Bourne
Succeeded byViscount Lowther
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office
2 June 1828 – 15 November 1830
MonarchGeorge IV
Prime MinisterThe Duke of Wellington
Preceded byThe Earl of Aberdeen
Succeeded byThe Lord Holland
Personal details
Born14 March 1767 (1767-03-14)
Rockfleet, County Mayo
Died18 August 1850 (1850-08-19) (aged 83)
Apsley House, Piccadilly, London
NationalityBritish
Political partyTory
Spouse(s)(1) Marcia Clapcott-Lisle
(1774–1806)
(2) Harriet Fane
(1793–1834)
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