| Rt Rev Alexander Arbuthnot | |
|---|---|
| Born |
7 May 1768 Rockfleet, County Mayo |
| Died |
09 January 1828 (age 59) Killaloe, County Clare |
| Occupation | Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora |
| Term | 1823-1828 |
| Predecessor | Richard Mant |
| Successor | Hon. Richard Ponsonby |
| Religion | Church of Ireland |
| Spouse |
(1) Susanna Bingham (2) Margaret Phoebe Bingham |
| Children | (1) Major-General (hon.) George Bingham Arbuthnot, (2) Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot, KCSI and (3) General Sir Charles George Arbuthnot |
| Relatives | Son of John Arbuthnot of Rockfleet; Brother of Charles Arbuthnot and General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot and General Sir Robert Arbuthnot |
Alexander Arbuthnot was born 7 May 1768 in Rockfleet, County Mayo, Ireland to John Arbuthnot (c1728-1797) and Anne Stone (c1733-1782) and died 9 January 1828 Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland of unspecified causes. He married Susanna Bingham 31 March 1798 . He married Margaret Phoebe Bingham 5 May 1819 St Peter's in Dublin, Ireland.
Alexander Arbuthnot[1] (1768–1828) was Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora in the then-established Church of Ireland.
He was born in Rockfleet, County Mayo, Ireland, on 7 May 1768, the son of John Arbuthnot of Rockfleet. Among his siblings were the Right Honourable Charles Arbuthnot and General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot. Alexander married twice: first, on 31 March 1798, Susanna Bingham, daughter of Mr Bingham of Antigua, West Indies; and secondly (in a service performed by the Archbishop of Tuam at St Peter's, Dublin), on 5 May 1819, Margaret Phoebe Bingham, daughter of General George Bingham (Alexander's first wife's uncle). Among his children were Major-General (hon.) George Bingham Arbuthnot (who had issue including Major-General George Alexander Arbuthnot), Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot and General Sir Charles George Arbuthnot.
Arbuthnot was ordained a priest at Limerick on 2 November 1794, made vicar of Annaghdown and Killascobe in 1801 and rector of Crossboyne and Kilcoleman in 1808. He served as Archdeacon of Aghadoe 1809-16 and Dean of Cloyne 1816-1823. He was Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora 1823-1828.
He died Killaloe in County Clare on 9 January 1828 and is buried in the church-yard of his cathedral there.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Arbuthnot (1799-?) | |||
| George Bingham Arbuthnot (1803-1867) | |||
| Frances Arbuthnot (?-1857) | |||
| Anne Arbuthnot (?-1848) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Susan Harriette Arbuthnot (1821-1823) | |||
| Alexander John Arbuthnot (1822-1907) | 11 October 1822 Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland | June 1907 | Frederica Eliza Fearon (1822-1898) Constance Angelena Milman (?-1936) |
| Charles George Arbuthnot (1824-1899) | 19 May 1824 Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland | 14 April 1899 | Caroline Charlotte Clarke (c1845-1909) |
| Margaret Sarah Arbuthnot (1824-1841) | |||
References
- ^ His middle name may have been John
- Arbuthnot, Mrs P S-M (1920). Memories of the Arbuthnots. George Allen & Unwin.
- Sir James Balfour Paul, ed (1908). The Scots Peerage. founded on Wood's Edition of Sir Robert Douglas's 'Peerage of Scotland'.
External links
- Arbuthnot family tree
- A contemporary obituary, from The Gentleman's Magazine
| Religious titles | ||
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| Preceded by Richard Mant |
Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora 1823-1828 |
Succeeded by Hon Richard Ponsonby |
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Footnotes (including sources)
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