George Arthur
| Sir George Arthur, Bt | |
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| Superintendent of British Honduras | |
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In office 1814–1822 |
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| Preceded by | John Nugent Smyth |
| Succeeded by | A. H. Pye |
| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land | |
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In office 14 May 1824 – 29 October 1836 |
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| Preceded by | Colonel William Sorell |
| Succeeded by | Captain Sir John Franklin |
| 17th Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada | |
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In office 1838–1841 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Preceded by | Francis Bond Head |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Sydenham |
| 37th Governor of Bombay | |
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In office 1842–1846 |
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| Preceded by | James Rivett-Carnac |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 June 1784 Plymouth, England |
| Died | 19 September 1854 (aged 70) London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Eliza Orde Usher Smith |
Lieutenant-General Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet KCH PC (21 June 1784 – 19 September 1854) was Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras (1814–1822), Van Diemen's Land (now the State of Tasmania, part of Australia) (1823–1837) and Upper Canada (1838–1841). He also served as Governor of Bombay (1842–1846).
George Arthur was born in Plymouth, England. He was the youngest son of John Arthur, from a Cornish family, and his wife, Catherine, daughter of Thomas Cornish. He entered the army in 1804 as an Ensign and was promoted Lieutenant in June 1805. He served during the Napoleonic Wars including Sir James Craig's expedition to Italy in 1806. In 1807 he went to Egypt, and was severely wounded in the attack upon Rosetta. He recuperated and was promoted to Captain under Sir James Kempt in Sicily in 1808, and participated in the Walcheren expedition in 1809.
Major George Arthur married Eliza Orde Ussher, daughter of Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Sigismund Smith, K.C.B., in May, 1814. Lady Arthur lived in Toronto, Ontario 1838–41 with three of the couple`s sons and their five daughters. She died in London, England, 14 January 1855. Their daughter Catherine married Sir Henry Bartle Frere after he had been her father's personal secretary for two years in Bombay, and gave birth to the poet Mary Frere. Their son John married Aileen Spring Rice, the granddaughter of Lord Monteagle of Brandon.
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