George Arbuthnot (civil servant)

For other people named George Arbuthnot, see George Arbuthnot (disambiguation).
George Arbuthnot
Born20 November 1802
Norbiton, Surrey
Died28 July 1865
OccupationAuditor of the civil list
Spouses
  • Augusta Papendick,
  • Louisa Anne Jones
ChildrenGeneral Henry Thomas Arbuthnot
RelativesSon of General Sir Robert Arbuthnot, KCB

George Arbuthnot (20 November 1802, Norbiton, Surrey - 28 July 1865) was a distinguished[1] member of the permanent British civil service. He worked in the Treasury at the Colonial Office in Hong Kong when the HSBC charter was first drawn up; Arbuthnot Road, Hong Kong was named after him.[2]

  1. ^ Dictionary of National Biography
  2. ^ Frank H. H. King (January 1988). The History of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation: Volume 1, The Hongkong Bank in Late Imperial China 1864-1902: On an Even Keel. Cambridge University Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-521-32706-7.