About Robert Arbuthnot

Robert Arbuthnot was a British soldier turned diplomat who served between 1801 and 1806 as the Chief Secretary of Ceylon, which had recently been transferred from Dutch to British military control, formally in 1796.

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Position held: Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
Born: 1761
Died: February 1809

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Robert Arbuthnot

British soldier and diplomat

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