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 which had been sailing from Lisbon to Antwerp. A day or so later "John Bull" detained and sent into Plymouth "General Walterstof", Groot, master. "General Walterstorf" had been sailing from Saint Croix to Copenhagen. At the end of August "John Bull" detained "Froe Secolitas", Sursen, master, which had come from Saint Thomas's. "John Bull" also detained "Flask", Erickson, master, from Lisbon to Tonningen, and "Neord", Tyson, master, from Oporto to Tonningen. "John Bull" sent all three into Plymouth. At the beginning of October "John Bull" detained and sent into Plymouth, "Indogheten", Johnson, master, coming from Cette. On 10 October a