John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott British Petroleum (BP) Scottish Advisory Board (1990–96). In 1985, Clydesdale Bank appointed Arbuthnott as a main board director, a position that lasted until 1992. Arbuthnott was Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), Prior of the Scottish Venerable Order of St John (GCStJ) (1983–95), and served as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (May 1986–87), on the Royal Commission on Historic Manuscripts (1987–94), and a member of the Aberdeen University Court (1978–84), and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Farmers. Arbuthnott was appointed
Hired armed cutter John Bull and a squadron were off Madeira. "John Bull", , and arrived at Madeira on 18 June and they sailed from Madeira to join the squadron on 21 June. On 9 December Captain Michael Till received a letter of marque for the cutter John Bull. In mid-January 1807 the privateers "John Bull" and "Busy" detained "Vrow Anna", a Dane, which had been sailing from Marennes to Gothenburg. A few days later "John Bull" detained and sent into Plymouth "John Adams", which had been sailing from Alicante to Cochin. In early February "John Bull" detained the American vessel "Henrietta", Nichols, master, which