Charles Arbuthnot

The Right Honourable Charles Arbuthnot
Rt Hon Charles Arbuthnot
First Commissioner of Woods and Forests
In office 1823 – 9 April 1827
Monarch	George IV
Prime Minister	The Earl of Liverpool
Preceded by	William Huskisson
Succeeded by	The Earl of Carlisle
In office 11 February 1828 – 2 June 1828
Monarch	George IV
Prime Minister	The Duke of Wellington
Preceded by	William Sturges Bourne
Succeeded by	Viscount Lowther
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 2 June 1828 – 15 November 1830
Monarch	George IV
Prime Minister	The Duke of Wellington
Preceded by	The Earl of Aberdeen
Succeeded by	The Lord Holland
Personal details
Born	14 March 1767 (1767-03-14) Rockfleet, County Mayo
Died	18 August 1850 (1850-08-19) (aged 83) Apsley House, Piccadilly, London
Nationality	British
Political party	Tory
Spouse(s)	(1) Marcia Clapcott-Lisle (1774–1806) (2) Harriet Fane (1793–1834)

Charles Arbuthnot (14 March 1767 – 18 August 1850) was a British diplomat and Tory politician. He was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire between 1804 and 1807 and held a number of political offices. He was a good friend of the Duke of Wellington. His second wife, Harriet, became a hostess at Wellington's society dinners, and wrote an important diary cataloging contemporary political intrigues.