Robert Arbuthnot (auditor)
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Robert Arbuthnot, Auditor of the Exchequer in Scotland
, (1669 in Inverbervie
– August 4, 1727 in London
) was also sometime manager of Lord Stair
's business affairs.
On May 16, 1709, John Philp and Robert Arbuthnot received a commission from the King as joint Auditors, without power of deputation.
He died in Lord Stair's house in Hanover Square
, London.
After his death his brother Dr John Arbuthnot
was requested to be present at the opening of his papers "to see if it were worth while for his wife, Elizabeth Arbuthnot, (a daughter of James Carnegie of Craigo) who was then in Scotland, to administer to him" (i.e.: be executor of his estate).
Auditor of the Exchequer in Scotland
The Scottish Exchequer had a similar role of auditing and deciding on Royal revenues as in England. It was not until 1584 that it also became a court of law, separate from the King's Privy Council. Even then, the judicial and administrative roles never became completely separated into two bodies,...
, (1669 in Inverbervie
Inverbervie
Inverbervie is a small town on the north-east coast of Scotland, south of Stonehaven, in the Aberdeenshire council area.The Inverbervie name derives from Inbhir Beirbhe, meaning Mouth of the River Bervie in Scottish Gaelic.-History:...
– August 4, 1727 in London
London
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) was also sometime manager of Lord Stair
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair
Field Marshal John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair KT PC was a Scottish soldier and diplomat.-Military career:Despite being born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Dalrymple spent his early life mostly in the Netherlands and he studied at Leiden University...
's business affairs.
On May 16, 1709, John Philp and Robert Arbuthnot received a commission from the King as joint Auditors, without power of deputation.
He died in Lord Stair's house in Hanover Square
Hanover Square, London
Hanover Square, London, is a square in Mayfair, London W1, England, situated to the south west of Oxford Circus, the major junction where Oxford Street meets Regent Street....
, London.
After his death his brother Dr John Arbuthnot
John Arbuthnot
John Arbuthnot, often known simply as Dr. Arbuthnot, , was a physician, satirist and polymath in London...
was requested to be present at the opening of his papers "to see if it were worth while for his wife, Elizabeth Arbuthnot, (a daughter of James Carnegie of Craigo) who was then in Scotland, to administer to him" (i.e.: be executor of his estate).
See also
- Arbuthnot, P S-M, Memories of the Arbuthnots, Geo Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1920.
- ChanceryChanceryChancery may refer to:* Chancery , the building that houses a diplomatic mission, such as an embassy* Chancery , a medieval writing office* Chancery , in Ceredigion, Wales...
Proceedings 1714-58, (235/2). - Broome, Dorothy M., Auditors of the Foreign Accounts of the Exchequer 1310-27, in The English Historical Review, Vol. 38, No. 149, January 1923, pp. 63–71.