Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
George Arthur
Parallel form(s) of name
- Lieutenant Governor George Arthur
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1784-1854
History
Sir George Arthur, soldier and colonial administrator, was born on 21 June 1784, at Plymouth, England, the fourth and youngest son of John Arthur of Duck's Lane and his wife Catherine, née Cornish. Early in the eighteenth century the Arthurs, formerly a Cornish family, had moved to Plymouth. For more information see: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/arthur-sir-george-1721