| 词条 | Matthew Arthur, 1st Baron Glenarthur |
| 释义 |
|honorific-prefix = The Right Honourable |name = The Lord Glenarthur |honorific-suffix = |office6 = Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal |term_start6 = 5 July 1918 |term_end6 = 23 September 1928 Hereditary Peerage |predecessor6 = peerage created |successor6 = The 2nd Lord Glenarthur |birth_date = 9 March 1852 |birth_place = |death_date = 23 September 1928 |death_place = |party = |alma_mater = }} Matthew Arthur, 1st Baron Glenarthur (9 March 1852 – 23 September 1928), known as Sir Matthew Arthur, 1st Baronet, from 1903 to 1918, was a Scottish businessman. BackgroundGlenarthur was son of James Arthur of Carlung in Ayrshire and of Barshaw in Renfrewshire, the founder of the wholesale clothing business of Arthur & Co. His mother was the suffragist and philanthropist, Jane Glen Arthur,[1] daughter of Thomas Glen of Thornhill in Renfrewshire. CareerGlenarthur was Chairman of the family firm of Arthur and Co, and also of the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Company and of the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company. Apart from his business career he was also a member of the Royal Company of Archers. Honours and stylesHonoursArthur was created a Baronet, of Carlung, in the parish of West Kilbride, in the County of Ayr, on 28 November 1902,[2][3] and on 5 July 1918 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Glenarthur, of Carlung, in the County of Ayr.[4][5] The title of the barony derived from the joining of his mother's maiden name and his patronymic. Styles of address
FamilyLord Glenarthur married Janet, daughter of Alexander Bennett McGrigor, in 1876. He died in September 1928, aged 76, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Cecil. Lady Glenarthur died in 1946. {{S-start}}{{s-reg|uk}}{{succession box | title=Baron Glenarthur | before=New Creation | after=James Cecil Arthur | years=1918–1928}}{{S-end}}References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA00035|title=TheGlasgowStory: Jane Arthur|last=ABACUS|first=Scott Graham -|website=www.theglasgowstory.com|access-date=2018-05-13}} 2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=27500 |date=2 December 1902 |page=8366}} 3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=11467 |date=5 December 1902 |page=1296 |city=e}} 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=30781 |date=5 July 1918 |page=7940}} 5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=13286 |date=9 July 1918 |page=2413 |city=e}}
6 : 1852 births|1928 deaths|Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom|Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom|Directors of the Glasgow and South Western Railway|Members of the Royal Company of Archers |
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