William Alexander McArthur
William Alexander McArthur (1857 – 7 June 1923), was a British Liberal politician and businessman.
McArthur was born in Sydney, Australia, the eldest son of Alexander McArthur[1] and his wife Maria Boden (or Bowden).[1] His father was a businessman and politician in Australia and England, becoming MP for Leicester.[2] He was educated privately. In 1890 he married Florence Creemer Clarke.[3]
He became a merchant like his father.[2] He became a partner in the firm of W. and A. McArthur, Colonial Merchants. He was a Director of the Bank of Australasia.[1] He was Mas Commr. for New South Wales at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in 1886.[3]
McArthur was elected to Parliament for Buckrose at the 1886 general election, with a majority of a single vote, but was unseated on a scrutiny being held and the seat was awarded to the Conservative candidate, Christopher Sykes. He entered Parliament for St Austell in an 1887 by-election, a seat he held until 1908. He served in the Liberal administrations of William Ewart Gladstone and the Earl of Rosebery as a Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1892 to 1895.
McArthur died in June 1923.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mennell, Philip (1892). "
McArthur, William Alexander". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource - ↑ 2.0 2.1 British Census 1881
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Debrett's House of Commons, 1901
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William McArthur
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Christopher Sykes |
Member of Parliament for Buckrose 1886 – 1886 |
Succeeded by Christopher Sykes |
| Preceded by William Copeland Borlase |
Member of Parliament for St Austell 1887–1908 |
Succeeded by Thomas Agar-Robartes |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sidney Herbert William Walrond Sir Herbert Maxwell |
Junior Lord of the Treasury with T. E. Ellis Richard Causton 1892–1895 |
Succeeded by Henry Torrens Anstruther William Hayes Fisher Lord Stanley |