Alexander Arbuthnot (1538–1583) was a Scottish ecclesiastic poet, "an eminent divine, and zealous promoter of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland"....
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Alexander Arbuthnot may refer to: Alexander Arbuthnot (poet) (1538–1583), Scottish poet and Principal of King's College, Aberdeen Alexander Arbuthnot...
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James Norwich Arbuthnot, Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom, PC (born 4 August 1952), is a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP)...
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Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot KCSI CIE (11 October 1822 – 10 June 1907) was a British official and writer. He was born at Farmhill, County Mayo, the third...
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Arbuthnot was born in Arbuthnot, Kincardineshire, on the north-eastern coast of Scotland, son of Margaret (née Lammie) and Rev Alexander Arbuthnot, an...
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rising both were largely purged of their academics and officials. Alexander Arbuthnot (poet) 1569 to 1583 Rev Dr David Rait from 1598 to 1632 William Leslie...
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of the Right Honourable Charles Arbuthnot, Bishop Alexander Arbuthnot and of Lieutenant-general Sir Thomas Arbuthnot. He entered the army as a cornet...
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Alexander Arbuthnot (died 1 September 1585) was an early printer in Edinburgh, Scotland, the fourth son of John Arbuthnot Sr in Portertown and of Legasland...
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Alexander Arbuthnot (7 May 1768 – 9 January 1828) was the Anglican Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora in the then-established Anglican Church of Ireland...
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Alexander Arbuthnot, Snr (c. 1654–1705) of Knox, Kincardineshire was a Scottish politician. He was the second son of Robert Arbuthnott, 1st Viscount of...
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Arbuthnot family originated. Arbuthnot baronets Viscount of Arbuthnott Alexander Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people Barbara Arbuthnott (1822–1904),...
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Robert Stone; he was brother of bishop Alexander Arbuthnot, General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot and General Sir Robert Arbuthnot. He was born in Rockfleet, County...
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Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? (category Works by Alexander Pope)
breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?" is a quotation from Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot" of January 1735. It alludes to "breaking on the wheel"...
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Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most...
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sole witness for this Buik of Alexander, however, is a single version printed at the Edinburgh press of Alexander Arbuthnot, c. 1580. It gives the date...
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Dorset in England, Arbuthnot was the son of Robert Arbuthnot and Sarah, née Bury. Robert's father was the son of the Rev. Robert Arbuthnot, Presbyterian minister...
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Robert Arbuthnot, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott PC (before 1625 – 10 October 1655) was a Scottish Peer and Scottish Privy Counsellor (1649). He was a son...
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Clan Arbuthnott (redirect from Arbuthnot family)
Knight of Lorn' by his wife Joan Beaufort, Dowager Queen of Scots. Alexander Arbuthnot, a descendant of a younger son of the main family, was a leading...
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Sinclair-Wemyss Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD (11 February 1912 – 13 June 1992) was a British Conservative Party politician. Arbuthnot was born in Kittybrewster...
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Rear Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet, KCB, MVO (23 March 1864 – 31 May 1916) was a Royal Navy officer during the First World War. He was...
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Robert Harley, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, and Dr John Arbuthnot at whose house they meet. August 23 – Lady Mary Pierrepont marries Edward...
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of William and Mary, Anne, George I Alexander Pope An Epistle from Mr. Pope to Dr. Arbuthnot (just after Arbuthnot's death) Of the Characters of Women (Moral...
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General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB and Charles Arbuthnot and bishop Alexander Arbuthnot. He was uncle of Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot, Major General George...
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Arbuthnot was born on 19 May 1824 and was a twin, the son of Alexander Arbuthnot, Bishop of Killaloe. His older brother, Alexander John Arbuthnot, became...
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Arbuthnot (19 December 1872 – 25 September 1916) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician. The son of Major General William Arbuthnot and...
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Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot (21 May 1833 – 25 May 1901) was a notable British Orientalist and translator. Arbuthnot's early career was spent as a civil...
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Alexander Arbuthnot (afterwards Maitland) (baptized 17 June 1674 – June 1721) was appointed a Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland after the Union...
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Three Hours After Marriage, a stage play by Alexander Pope, John Gay and John Arbuthnot, mocks the poet and critic John Dennis as "Sir Tremendous Longinus...
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Harriet Arbuthnot (née Fane; 10 September 1793 – 2 August 1834) was an early 19th-century English diarist, social observer and political hostess on behalf...
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up into six houses: Arbuthnot, Buchan, Craigewan, Grange, Marischal and Slains. Each house is a different colour with Arbuthnot green, Buchan red, Craigewan...
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