Robert Arbuthnott 1686-1710

Robert ARBUTHNOTT, 4th Viscount of Arbuthnott 1686-1710

Robert Arbuthnott's bookplate (British Museum Franks Collection *502)

Biographical Note

Son of Robert Arbuthnott (1661-94), 3rd Viscount. The family seat is Arbuthnott House, Arbuthnott, near Inverbervie, Kincardineshire. The Viscounts are the hereditary chiefs of the Clan Arbuthnott. The 4th Viscount died young and was unmarried. The title passed to his brother John Arbuthnott, 5th Viscount (1692-1756).

Books

Used an engraved bookplate, Franks 653/*502.

Sources

• Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
• Landed Families of Britain and Ireland