Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott

John Keith Oxley Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott, DL (born 18 July 1950) is a Scottish peer and businessman.[1]

The Right Honourable

The Viscount of Arbuthnott

DL
Born
John Keith Oxley Arbuthnott

(1950-07-18) 18 July 1950
Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
EducationNorth Scotland College of Agriculture
Fettes College
OccupationPeer, businessman
Parent(s)John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott

He was educated at Fettes College and North Scotland College of Agriculture. Although entitled to live at the ancestral home in the family estate, Arbuthnott House at Laurencekirk, Inverbervie, he has given this to his son and his family to stay in.[2] Instead, he and his wife live in the former manse of Arbuthnott Parish Church, which is adjacent to the church building.

He serves as an elder within the Kirk Session of Arbuthnott, Bervie & Kinneff Parish Church.

Family

Arbuthnott married Jill Mary Farquharson in 1974 and they have three children and five grandchildren:

  • The Hon. Clare Anne Arbuthnott (born 24 June 1974) she married Hugh Craigie-Halkett in March 2001 and they were divorced in 2010. They have two sons. She remarried, to Steve Small, in January 2014.
    • Archibald Robert Craigie-Halkett (born 5 July 2004)
    • Charles Frederick Craigie-Halkett (born 23 May 2006)
  • The Hon. Christopher Keith Arbuthnott, Master of Arbuthnott (born 28 July 1977) he married Emily Agg-Manning in April 2003. They have three children:
    • Florence Mary-Jean Arbuthnott (born 24 December 2005)
    • Alexander Nicholas Keith Arbuthnott (born 5 August 2007)
    • Rosanagh Beatrice Arbuthnott (born 27 August 2009)
  • The Hon. Rachel Sarah Arbuthnott (born 24 August 1979)

References
  1. Peerage News 16 July 2012
  2. "Arbuthnott Estate".
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
John Arbuthnott		 Viscount of Arbuthnott
2012–present		 Incumbent


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