Clan Arbuthnott in 1779. The previous clan chief was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (1945) and was appointed Knight of the Thistle and Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In Scotland he headed the Venerable Order of Saint John. The present Viscount of Arbuthnott and chief of Clan Arbuthnott succeeded to the position on his father's death in 2012. The current chief of Clan Arbuthnott is Keith Arbuthnott, 17th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Lord Inverbervie and Chief of the Name and Arms of Arbuthnott. Members of Clan Arbuthnott can show their allegiance to the clan by wearing a crest badge which
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