Alexander Arbuthnot (afterwards Maitland) (baptized 17 June 1674 – June 1721) was appointed a Baron of the Court of Exchequer in

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after the Union of England and Scotland in 1707. The son of

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by his second wife Katherine Gordon, Alexander married Jean (d. 22 October 1746), eldest daughter of Sir Charles Maitland, Bt., of Pittrichie in Aberdeenshire, heiress to her brother Sir Charles Maitland, Bt. When the latter died in 1704, the couple thereby inherited the Pittrichie estate and Alexander assumed the surname and arms of Maitland. He became a member of the

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in 1697, and was Provost of Bervie and Commissioner to Parliament for the burgh of

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in 1702–1707. He was then selected as one of the 45 representatives for Scotland in the English Parliament following the Union in 1707 and served as a Baron of the Exchequer from 1708 until his death. Their son and heir was Charles Maitland of Pittrichie, MP, who died unmarried at

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, 10 February 1751. Their three daughters also all died unmarried.

References

* ''Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland'', by Messrs. John and John Bernard Burke, London, 2nd edition, 1841, p. 632. * ''The Scottish Nation'', by William Anderson, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.1, p. 143. * ''

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'', by Sir James Balfour Paul, Edinburgh, 1904, vol. 1, p. 309.

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* 1674 births 1721 deaths Burgh Commissioners to the Parliament of Scotland Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1702–1707 Alexander Arbuthnot Members of the Faculty of Advocates Politics of Aberdeenshire Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1707–1708 {{Scotland-law-bio-stub