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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot<br />
| image = Sir Alexr John Arbuthnot.jpg<br />
| caption = Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot KCSI<br />
| birth_date = 11 October 1822<br />
| birth_place = [[Killaloe, County Clare|Killaloe]], [[Ireland]]<br />
| death_date = 10 June 1907<br />
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| occupation = British official and writer<br />
| relatives = Son of [[Alexander Arbuthnot (bishop)|Alexander Arbuthnot]]; nephew of [[Charles Arbuthnot]] and [[Thomas Arbuthnot|General Sir Thomas Arbuthnot]] and [[Robert Arbuthnot (British Army officer)|General Sir Robert Arbuthnot]]; brother of [[Charles George Arbuthnot|General Sir Charles George Arbuthnot]] and half brother of Major-General George Bingham Arbuthnot<br />
| spouse = (1) Frederica Eliza Fearon<br/><br />
(2) (Constance) Angelena Milman <br />
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'''Sir Alexander John Arbuthnot''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI|CIE}} (11 October 1822 – 10 June 1907) was a British official and writer. He was educated at [[Rugby School]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
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Arbuthnot served in [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]) as the director of Public Instruction (1855); he was a key force in the incorporation of [[University of Madras|Madras University]] (1857) where he served as the Vice Chancellor from 1871 to 1872;<ref>{{cite web|title=The Vice Chancellors|url=http://www.unom.ac.in/index.php?route=university/formervcs|publisher=[[University of Madras]]}}</ref> he was the chief secretary to the Madras Government (1862–67); he was a member of the Legislative Council (1867–72); he was a member of the Madras Executive Council; he served on the [[Viceroy's Executive Council]] (1875–80); he was acting [[Governor of Madras]], India, for about three months, from 19 February 1872 to 15 May 1872. He later served as a member of the Council of the [[Secretary of State for India]] from 1888 to 1893.<br />
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Arbuthnot was honoured by the Crown with the titles of Knight Commander of The Most Exalted [[Order of the Star of India]] (1873) and Companion of The Most Eminent [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE).<br />
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He contributed to the ''[[Dictionary of National Biography]]'', as A.J.A. He was a noted amateur [[rose]] grower. He was the son of [[Alexander Arbuthnot (bishop)|Alexander Arbuthnot]]. His brother was Lt-General Sir [[Charles George Arbuthnot]] and his half-brother was Major-General George Bingham Arbuthnot. He was uncle of Brigadier-general [[Alexander George Arbuthnot (soldier)|Alexander George Arbuthnot]].<br />
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He married first Frederica Eliza Fearon. His second wife, Constance Angelena Milman, wrote a novel called ''Chance'' about a dog.<br />
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==Publications==<br />
* {{cite book |last= Arbuthnot |first= Alexander John |title= Select reports of criminal cases determined in the Court of Foujdaree Udalat of Madras | oclc=19445369 |year=1851 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author1=Arbuthnot, Alexander John |author2=Henry Francis Wilson|title= Lord Clive; the foundation of British rule in India (Builders of Greater Britain)|oclc=2328853 | publisher=T. Fisher Unwin | year=1899}}<br />
* {{cite book |author1=Arbuthnot, Alexander John |author2=Constance Arbuthnot |title= Memories of Rugby & India |publisher= T Fisher Unwin, London |year= 1910 | oclc=2235625 }}<br />
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* [http://www.kittybrewster.com/members/i.htm Arbuthnot family tree]<br />
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