3rd Baronet Arthur, Captain 2nd Life Guards. He was the son of Colonel Sir Frederick Leopold Arthur, 2nd Baronet Arthur and Lady Elizabeth Hay-Drummond. He was the husband of Kate Harriet Brandon, daughter of Horatio Brandon. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 2nd Life Guards. He fought in the Egypt Campaign in 1882, in the Nile Expedition between 1884 and 1885. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Hertfordshire Imperial Yeomanry, and the rank of Honorary Captain. He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901. He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1909. He fought in the First World War, and was Personal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, between 1914 and 1916. He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.).
SIR GEORGE ARTHUR—LINK WITH VICTORIAN DAYS
Sir George Arthur, Bt., M.V.O., who died in London yesterday, was a well- known figure in social London from late Victorian days until the present reign. Energetic, versatile, with great charm of manner, his interests were the Court, the Army, the stage, politics, and the modes and manners of his time; and during his career he was associated with two famous soldiers, Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley and Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener. The author of a number of books, for the most part biographical, Sir George Arthur's keen insight, wide acquaintance and clear presentation made him an excellent chronicler of his own period. He wrote too with a special zest about the things he most enjoyed — English clubs, English home hospitality, the acting of Sarah Bernhardt, good talk, and, above all, of the people whom he liked. On several occasions he contributed articles on favourite subjects to The Times — for example, his article on London Club life, in the series "Fifty Years" published in 1932 — and his name appeared on many more occasions in its correspondence columns. Born on April 30, 1860, George Compton Archibald Arthur was the elder son of Colonel Sir Frederick Leopold Arthur, second baronet. His mother before her marriage was Lady Elizabeth Hay, fourth daughter of the eleventh Earl of Kinnoull. Sir Henry Bartle Frere, High Commissioner of South Africa at the time of the Zulu War, was a close relative. From Eton, where he was in Mr. Marindin's house, he went to Christ Church, Oxford, and in June, 1878, he succeeded his father in the baronetcy created in 1841 of Upper Canada, of which the first baronet was Governor. He entered the Army from the Militia in March, 1880, when he was gazetted second lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards, and got his first step in July the next year. In 1882 he saw active service in Wolseley's Egyptian campaign when, attached to the 19th Hussars, he took part in the action of Kassassin and the battle of Tel el Kebir. He also served in the Nile expedition, 1884-85, but retired from the Army in the spring of 1886, and took a commission in The Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Arthur then turned his attention to journalism, but during the South African War he took the field with the 12th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, and was later appointed remount claims officer. After his return from the Cape he combined his social activities with serious authorship, the first volume of his "Story of the Household Cavalry" appearing in 1909. His account was clear and attractive, and the three volumes in which he published it rendered a great service to famous regiments. King Edward VII was much interested in the work, and Sir George was created M.V.O. [Member of the Royal Victorian Order] At the outbreak of the 1914-18 war when Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener became Secretary of State for War he appointed Arthur his private secretary, a post he filled with tact and discretion until the death of his chief in 1916. In 1917 and 1918 he was attached to General Headquarters in France. In 1920 appeared his "Life of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum," in three volumes, the standard biography which has been published in a French edition. He edited the letters of Lord and Lady Wolseley, which were published in 1922; his "Sarah Bernhardt" came out in 1923; and in 1924 he brought out the "Life of Lord Wolseley" in collaboration with Sir Frederick Maurice. His third and concluding volume on the Household Cavalry, in which he was assisted by Captain Shennan, was published in 1926, and in 1928 he produced a short biography of Field-Marshal Earl Haig. His translation of M. Poincare's memoirs of the year 1915 appeared in 1930. "A Septuagenarian's Scrap Book" (1933) is mainly a series of portraits and sketches of the eminent people whom he had known or studied, and he traced with tolerance and good humour the social changes from Victorian to Georgian days. He also published many short biographies: "General Sir John Maxwell " (1932); "Queen Alexandra " (1934); "Queen Mary"' (1935); and in 1936 "King George V." His "Seven Heirs Apparent" (1937) was a series of studies of the Princes of Wales since the earliest Hanoverian days, and in it he treated his subjects with the skill and tact of an accomplished courtier. "Not Worth Reading" (1938) was an autobiography; and "Wellington to Wavell" (1942) an account of the British Army, its vicissitudes, tribulations, and leaders, during 90 years. Throughout the latter book there ran an undercurrent of the struggles of civilian politicians to gain control of the service and its patronage, and to prevent expenditure. In 1941 appeared "Concerning Winston Spencer Churchill," and one of the most successful of his books, “Concerning Queen Victoria and Her Son,” was published about a year ago. The great Queen was more to him than the figure in a history book, and he was particularly instructive on the position of the Royal Family in the public mind in the difficult years after the Prince Consort's death, when the Queen's retirement was not accepted and the Prince and Princess of Wales were only beginning to establish their social leadership. In 1925 he received the Chesney gold medal, awarded by the Royal United Service Institution to writers of distinction on service subjects. He married in 1898 Kate Harriet, third daughter of the late Mr. Horatio Brandon and widow of Mr. Arthur Raymond Yates. His heir is his first cousin twice removed, Mr. George Malcolm Arthur, of Timaru, New Zealand. He is married and has a son and three daughters. (The Times, Jan. 15, 1946)
SIR GEORGE ARTHUR—LINK WITH VICTORIAN DAYS
Sir George Arthur, Bt., M.V.O., who died in London yesterday, was a well- known figure in social London from late Victorian days until the present reign. Energetic, versatile, with great charm of manner, his interests were the Court, the Army, the stage, politics, and the modes and manners of his time; and during his career he was associated with two famous soldiers, Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley and Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener. The author of a number of books, for the most part biographical, Sir George Arthur's keen insight, wide acquaintance and clear presentation made him an excellent chronicler of his own period. He wrote too with a special zest about the things he most enjoyed — English clubs, English home hospitality, the acting of Sarah Bernhardt, good talk, and, above all, of the people whom he liked. On several occasions he contributed articles on favourite subjects to The Times — for example, his article on London Club life, in the series "Fifty Years" published in 1932 — and his name appeared on many more occasions in its correspondence columns. Born on April 30, 1860, George Compton Archibald Arthur was the elder son of Colonel Sir Frederick Leopold Arthur, second baronet. His mother before her marriage was Lady Elizabeth Hay, fourth daughter of the eleventh Earl of Kinnoull. Sir Henry Bartle Frere, High Commissioner of South Africa at the time of the Zulu War, was a close relative. From Eton, where he was in Mr. Marindin's house, he went to Christ Church, Oxford, and in June, 1878, he succeeded his father in the baronetcy created in 1841 of Upper Canada, of which the first baronet was Governor. He entered the Army from the Militia in March, 1880, when he was gazetted second lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards, and got his first step in July the next year. In 1882 he saw active service in Wolseley's Egyptian campaign when, attached to the 19th Hussars, he took part in the action of Kassassin and the battle of Tel el Kebir. He also served in the Nile expedition, 1884-85, but retired from the Army in the spring of 1886, and took a commission in The Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Arthur then turned his attention to journalism, but during the South African War he took the field with the 12th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, and was later appointed remount claims officer. After his return from the Cape he combined his social activities with serious authorship, the first volume of his "Story of the Household Cavalry" appearing in 1909. His account was clear and attractive, and the three volumes in which he published it rendered a great service to famous regiments. King Edward VII was much interested in the work, and Sir George was created M.V.O. [Member of the Royal Victorian Order] At the outbreak of the 1914-18 war when Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener became Secretary of State for War he appointed Arthur his private secretary, a post he filled with tact and discretion until the death of his chief in 1916. In 1917 and 1918 he was attached to General Headquarters in France. In 1920 appeared his "Life of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum," in three volumes, the standard biography which has been published in a French edition. He edited the letters of Lord and Lady Wolseley, which were published in 1922; his "Sarah Bernhardt" came out in 1923; and in 1924 he brought out the "Life of Lord Wolseley" in collaboration with Sir Frederick Maurice. His third and concluding volume on the Household Cavalry, in which he was assisted by Captain Shennan, was published in 1926, and in 1928 he produced a short biography of Field-Marshal Earl Haig. His translation of M. Poincare's memoirs of the year 1915 appeared in 1930. "A Septuagenarian's Scrap Book" (1933) is mainly a series of portraits and sketches of the eminent people whom he had known or studied, and he traced with tolerance and good humour the social changes from Victorian to Georgian days. He also published many short biographies: "General Sir John Maxwell " (1932); "Queen Alexandra " (1934); "Queen Mary"' (1935); and in 1936 "King George V." His "Seven Heirs Apparent" (1937) was a series of studies of the Princes of Wales since the earliest Hanoverian days, and in it he treated his subjects with the skill and tact of an accomplished courtier. "Not Worth Reading" (1938) was an autobiography; and "Wellington to Wavell" (1942) an account of the British Army, its vicissitudes, tribulations, and leaders, during 90 years. Throughout the latter book there ran an undercurrent of the struggles of civilian politicians to gain control of the service and its patronage, and to prevent expenditure. In 1941 appeared "Concerning Winston Spencer Churchill," and one of the most successful of his books, “Concerning Queen Victoria and Her Son,” was published about a year ago. The great Queen was more to him than the figure in a history book, and he was particularly instructive on the position of the Royal Family in the public mind in the difficult years after the Prince Consort's death, when the Queen's retirement was not accepted and the Prince and Princess of Wales were only beginning to establish their social leadership. In 1925 he received the Chesney gold medal, awarded by the Royal United Service Institution to writers of distinction on service subjects. He married in 1898 Kate Harriet, third daughter of the late Mr. Horatio Brandon and widow of Mr. Arthur Raymond Yates. His heir is his first cousin twice removed, Mr. George Malcolm Arthur, of Timaru, New Zealand. He is married and has a son and three daughters. (The Times, Jan. 15, 1946)
3rd Baronet Arthur, Captain 2nd Life Guards. He was the son of Colonel Sir Frederick Leopold Arthur, 2nd Baronet Arthur and Lady Elizabeth Hay-Drummond. He was the husband of Kate Harriet Brandon, daughter of Horatio Brandon. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the 2nd Life Guards. He fought in the Egypt Campaign in 1882, in the Nile Expedition between 1884 and 1885. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Hertfordshire Imperial Yeomanry, and the rank of Honorary Captain. He fought in the Boer War between 1900 and 1901. He was invested as a Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.) in 1909. He fought in the First World War, and was Personal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, between 1914 and 1916. He was invested as a Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (F.R.S.L.).
SIR GEORGE ARTHUR—LINK WITH VICTORIAN DAYS
Sir George Arthur, Bt., M.V.O., who died in London yesterday, was a well- known figure in social London from late Victorian days until the present reign. Energetic, versatile, with great charm of manner, his interests were the Court, the Army, the stage, politics, and the modes and manners of his time; and during his career he was associated with two famous soldiers, Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley and Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener. The author of a number of books, for the most part biographical, Sir George Arthur's keen insight, wide acquaintance and clear presentation made him an excellent chronicler of his own period. He wrote too with a special zest about the things he most enjoyed — English clubs, English home hospitality, the acting of Sarah Bernhardt, good talk, and, above all, of the people whom he liked. On several occasions he contributed articles on favourite subjects to The Times — for example, his article on London Club life, in the series "Fifty Years" published in 1932 — and his name appeared on many more occasions in its correspondence columns. Born on April 30, 1860, George Compton Archibald Arthur was the elder son of Colonel Sir Frederick Leopold Arthur, second baronet. His mother before her marriage was Lady Elizabeth Hay, fourth daughter of the eleventh Earl of Kinnoull. Sir Henry Bartle Frere, High Commissioner of South Africa at the time of the Zulu War, was a close relative. From Eton, where he was in Mr. Marindin's house, he went to Christ Church, Oxford, and in June, 1878, he succeeded his father in the baronetcy created in 1841 of Upper Canada, of which the first baronet was Governor. He entered the Army from the Militia in March, 1880, when he was gazetted second lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards, and got his first step in July the next year. In 1882 he saw active service in Wolseley's Egyptian campaign when, attached to the 19th Hussars, he took part in the action of Kassassin and the battle of Tel el Kebir. He also served in the Nile expedition, 1884-85, but retired from the Army in the spring of 1886, and took a commission in The Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Arthur then turned his attention to journalism, but during the South African War he took the field with the 12th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, and was later appointed remount claims officer. After his return from the Cape he combined his social activities with serious authorship, the first volume of his "Story of the Household Cavalry" appearing in 1909. His account was clear and attractive, and the three volumes in which he published it rendered a great service to famous regiments. King Edward VII was much interested in the work, and Sir George was created M.V.O. [Member of the Royal Victorian Order] At the outbreak of the 1914-18 war when Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener became Secretary of State for War he appointed Arthur his private secretary, a post he filled with tact and discretion until the death of his chief in 1916. In 1917 and 1918 he was attached to General Headquarters in France. In 1920 appeared his "Life of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum," in three volumes, the standard biography which has been published in a French edition. He edited the letters of Lord and Lady Wolseley, which were published in 1922; his "Sarah Bernhardt" came out in 1923; and in 1924 he brought out the "Life of Lord Wolseley" in collaboration with Sir Frederick Maurice. His third and concluding volume on the Household Cavalry, in which he was assisted by Captain Shennan, was published in 1926, and in 1928 he produced a short biography of Field-Marshal Earl Haig. His translation of M. Poincare's memoirs of the year 1915 appeared in 1930. "A Septuagenarian's Scrap Book" (1933) is mainly a series of portraits and sketches of the eminent people whom he had known or studied, and he traced with tolerance and good humour the social changes from Victorian to Georgian days. He also published many short biographies: "General Sir John Maxwell " (1932); "Queen Alexandra " (1934); "Queen Mary"' (1935); and in 1936 "King George V." His "Seven Heirs Apparent" (1937) was a series of studies of the Princes of Wales since the earliest Hanoverian days, and in it he treated his subjects with the skill and tact of an accomplished courtier. "Not Worth Reading" (1938) was an autobiography; and "Wellington to Wavell" (1942) an account of the British Army, its vicissitudes, tribulations, and leaders, during 90 years. Throughout the latter book there ran an undercurrent of the struggles of civilian politicians to gain control of the service and its patronage, and to prevent expenditure. In 1941 appeared "Concerning Winston Spencer Churchill," and one of the most successful of his books, “Concerning Queen Victoria and Her Son,” was published about a year ago. The great Queen was more to him than the figure in a history book, and he was particularly instructive on the position of the Royal Family in the public mind in the difficult years after the Prince Consort's death, when the Queen's retirement was not accepted and the Prince and Princess of Wales were only beginning to establish their social leadership. In 1925 he received the Chesney gold medal, awarded by the Royal United Service Institution to writers of distinction on service subjects. He married in 1898 Kate Harriet, third daughter of the late Mr. Horatio Brandon and widow of Mr. Arthur Raymond Yates. His heir is his first cousin twice removed, Mr. George Malcolm Arthur, of Timaru, New Zealand. He is married and has a son and three daughters. (The Times, Jan. 15, 1946)
SIR GEORGE ARTHUR—LINK WITH VICTORIAN DAYS
Sir George Arthur, Bt., M.V.O., who died in London yesterday, was a well- known figure in social London from late Victorian days until the present reign. Energetic, versatile, with great charm of manner, his interests were the Court, the Army, the stage, politics, and the modes and manners of his time; and during his career he was associated with two famous soldiers, Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley and Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener. The author of a number of books, for the most part biographical, Sir George Arthur's keen insight, wide acquaintance and clear presentation made him an excellent chronicler of his own period. He wrote too with a special zest about the things he most enjoyed — English clubs, English home hospitality, the acting of Sarah Bernhardt, good talk, and, above all, of the people whom he liked. On several occasions he contributed articles on favourite subjects to The Times — for example, his article on London Club life, in the series "Fifty Years" published in 1932 — and his name appeared on many more occasions in its correspondence columns. Born on April 30, 1860, George Compton Archibald Arthur was the elder son of Colonel Sir Frederick Leopold Arthur, second baronet. His mother before her marriage was Lady Elizabeth Hay, fourth daughter of the eleventh Earl of Kinnoull. Sir Henry Bartle Frere, High Commissioner of South Africa at the time of the Zulu War, was a close relative. From Eton, where he was in Mr. Marindin's house, he went to Christ Church, Oxford, and in June, 1878, he succeeded his father in the baronetcy created in 1841 of Upper Canada, of which the first baronet was Governor. He entered the Army from the Militia in March, 1880, when he was gazetted second lieutenant in the 2nd Life Guards, and got his first step in July the next year. In 1882 he saw active service in Wolseley's Egyptian campaign when, attached to the 19th Hussars, he took part in the action of Kassassin and the battle of Tel el Kebir. He also served in the Nile expedition, 1884-85, but retired from the Army in the spring of 1886, and took a commission in The Hertfordshire Yeomanry. Arthur then turned his attention to journalism, but during the South African War he took the field with the 12th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry, and was later appointed remount claims officer. After his return from the Cape he combined his social activities with serious authorship, the first volume of his "Story of the Household Cavalry" appearing in 1909. His account was clear and attractive, and the three volumes in which he published it rendered a great service to famous regiments. King Edward VII was much interested in the work, and Sir George was created M.V.O. [Member of the Royal Victorian Order] At the outbreak of the 1914-18 war when Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener became Secretary of State for War he appointed Arthur his private secretary, a post he filled with tact and discretion until the death of his chief in 1916. In 1917 and 1918 he was attached to General Headquarters in France. In 1920 appeared his "Life of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum," in three volumes, the standard biography which has been published in a French edition. He edited the letters of Lord and Lady Wolseley, which were published in 1922; his "Sarah Bernhardt" came out in 1923; and in 1924 he brought out the "Life of Lord Wolseley" in collaboration with Sir Frederick Maurice. His third and concluding volume on the Household Cavalry, in which he was assisted by Captain Shennan, was published in 1926, and in 1928 he produced a short biography of Field-Marshal Earl Haig. His translation of M. Poincare's memoirs of the year 1915 appeared in 1930. "A Septuagenarian's Scrap Book" (1933) is mainly a series of portraits and sketches of the eminent people whom he had known or studied, and he traced with tolerance and good humour the social changes from Victorian to Georgian days. He also published many short biographies: "General Sir John Maxwell " (1932); "Queen Alexandra " (1934); "Queen Mary"' (1935); and in 1936 "King George V." His "Seven Heirs Apparent" (1937) was a series of studies of the Princes of Wales since the earliest Hanoverian days, and in it he treated his subjects with the skill and tact of an accomplished courtier. "Not Worth Reading" (1938) was an autobiography; and "Wellington to Wavell" (1942) an account of the British Army, its vicissitudes, tribulations, and leaders, during 90 years. Throughout the latter book there ran an undercurrent of the struggles of civilian politicians to gain control of the service and its patronage, and to prevent expenditure. In 1941 appeared "Concerning Winston Spencer Churchill," and one of the most successful of his books, “Concerning Queen Victoria and Her Son,” was published about a year ago. The great Queen was more to him than the figure in a history book, and he was particularly instructive on the position of the Royal Family in the public mind in the difficult years after the Prince Consort's death, when the Queen's retirement was not accepted and the Prince and Princess of Wales were only beginning to establish their social leadership. In 1925 he received the Chesney gold medal, awarded by the Royal United Service Institution to writers of distinction on service subjects. He married in 1898 Kate Harriet, third daughter of the late Mr. Horatio Brandon and widow of Mr. Arthur Raymond Yates. His heir is his first cousin twice removed, Mr. George Malcolm Arthur, of Timaru, New Zealand. He is married and has a son and three daughters. (The Times, Jan. 15, 1946)
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