Robert Arbuthnot (Ceylon)

Robert Arbuthnot (ca.1761 – February 1809) was a British soldier turned diplomat who served between 1801 and 1806 as the Chief Secretary of Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was called till 1972),^[1] which had recently been transferred from Dutch to British military control, formally in 1796.

A promising career in imperial administration was terminated in February 1809.^[2] Arbuthnot was a passenger on HMS Viper when the small schooner was lost at sea between Cadiz and Gibraltar.

^ Mrs.P.S-M.Arbuthnot (sometimes identified as A.J.E.Arbuthnot) (1920). Robert [Arbuthnot]. George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London WC1. pp. 295–297. ISBN 978-1-178-24343-7. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Births and deaths. Vol. 72. Archibald Constable & Company & J.Harden & Co. (printer). 1810. p. 237. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[RAlautPSMA-1] Mrs.P.S-M.Arbuthnot (sometimes identified as A.J.E.Arbuthnot) (1920). Robert [Arbuthnot]. George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London WC1. pp. 295–297. ISBN 978-1-178-24343-7. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[RAdeathnotice-2] Births and deaths. Vol. 72. Archibald Constable & Company & J.Harden & Co. (printer). 1810. p. 237. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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