John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott the Royal Navy (1942–46), and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) in 1945. Arbuthnott was a chartered surveyor and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), a Land Agent, a Justice of the Peace (JP) and a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. He served with the Agricultural Land Service division of the Ministry of Agriculture (1949–55), was Senior Land Agent for Nature Conservancy in Scotland (1955–67), member of the Countryside Commission (Scotland; 1968–71), Chairman of the Red Deer Commission 1969–75, President of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (1973–92), President of the Scottish
Hired armed cutter John Bull prior to 1 June, "John Bull", under the command of Lieutenant Kortwright, captured the French schooner "Elizabeth", which was carrying a cargo of sundries. In mid-September "John Bull" detained and sent into Plymouth two vessels: "Palinurius", Merrehew, master, from New York, and "Sirene", Horkendorf, master, from Bordeaux. On 8 March 1806 "John Bull", under the command of Lieutenant George Broad, captured the Spanish vessels "Legero" and "Los Animos". On 2 May "John Bull" arrived with dispatches from Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren concerning the British victory at the Action of 13 March 1806 Between 18 and 21 June, Admiral Warren