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Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham Arthur Hamilton Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham, GCB, GBE, KCSI (1868-1947) was a British soldier, diplomat, politician and administrator serving in Canada and the USA. His wife Ruth was the daughter of a New York banker, and the couple were prominent in New England society.
Arthur Lehman Goodhart Arthur Lehman Goodhart, KBE, KC (1 March 1891, New York City – 10 November 1978, Oxford) was an American-born British academic jurist and lawyer; he was professor of jurisprudence, University of Oxford, 1931–51. He was the first American to be the Master of an Oxford college.
Arthur Leyland Harrison Arthur Leyland Harrison, VC (3 February 1886- 23 April 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arthur Li Prof. Arthur Kwok Cheung Li GBS JP (; born 1945 in Hong Kong with family roots in Heshan, Guangdong) is a member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Secretary for Education and Manpower since August 2002.
Arthur Liebehenschel Arthur Liebehenschel (1901 - January 24, 1948) was the commandant of Auschwitz and Majdanek death camps during World War II. Liebehenschel was born in Posen (Poznań) and studied economics and public administration.
Arthur Louis Aaron Arthur Louis Aaron VC, DFM (5 March, 1922–13 August, 1943) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arthur Louis Breslich Arthur Louis Breslich (1873-June 17, 1924) was a professor, university administrator, and a German Methodist theologian. He was President of German Wallace College, Berea, Ohio; and the first president of Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea.
Arthur Lourié Arthur-Vincent Lourié, born Artur Sergeyevich Luriye (14 May 1892 in Saint Petersburg - 12 October 1966 in Princeton, New Jersey) was a significant Russian composer. Lourié played an important role in the earliest stages of the organization of Soviet music after the 1917 Revolution but later went into exile.
Arthur Lowe Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 — 15 April 1982) was an English actor. He was best known for playing Captain George Mainwaring in the popular British sitcom Dad's Army; he also played the Captain's drunken brother Barry Mainwaring in one episode.
Arthur Loyd Arthur Thomas Loyd (19 April 1882 – 8 November 1944) was a Conservative Party politician in England. He was the Member of Parliament for Abingdon from a by-election in 1921 until he stood down at the 1923 general election.
Arthur Lucan Arthur Lucan (born Arthur Towle on 16 September 1885 in Boston, Lincolnshire - died 17 May 1954) was an English actor who gained fame as Old Mother Riley on stage, radio and also screen, with a series of comedy films between the late 1930's and early 1950's.
Arthur Lydiard Arthur Leslie Lydiard, ONZ, OBE, (July 6, 1917 – December 11, 2004) was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. He has been lauded as one of the outstanding athletics coaches of all time and is credited with popularizing the sport of jogging.
Arthur Lyman Arthur Lyman (February 2, 1932 - February 24, 2002) popularized a jazzy style of Hawaiian music during the 1950s, and gathered a following as a purveyor of so-called exotic music or Exotica. As a child, Lyman moved to the large Hawaiian city of Honolulu, where he became interested in the music of Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton.
Arthur M. Ferguson Arthur Medworth Ferguson (born 11 December 1877 Coffey County, Kansas &died 20 February 1922 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas was a United States Army First Lieutenant who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions on 28 September 1899 during the Philippine-American War. He later obtained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Arthur M. Young Arthur Middleton Young (November 3, 1905, Paris, France–May 30, 1995, Berkeley, California) was inventor of the Bell helicopter, as well as a cosmologist, philosopher and author. He founded the "Institute for the Study of Consciousness" in Berkeley in 1972.
Arthur MacArthur III Arthur MacArthur III (June 1, 1876 – December 2, 1923) was a United States Navy officer, whose active-duty career extended from the Spanish-American War through World War I. He was the elder brother of General Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964).
Arthur MacArthur, Sr. Arthur MacArthur, Sr. (January 26, 1815–August 26, 1896) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician who served as the acting governor of Wisconsin for four brief days in 1856, in the midst of an election scandal.
Arthur Macnamara Arthur Macnamara (1831 - 1906) was squire of Billington near Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, where he turned a ruinous village into a model Victorian Estate. Today Billington is a small village with no facilities straddling a busy main road.
Arthur Mafokate Arthur Mafokate is a South African kwaito musician and producer. He rose to fame with the song "Kaffir," titled after a derogatory term previously used by the apartheid government and white Afrikaners in general to refer to black people.
Arthur Maitland Professor Arthur Maitland was a pioneering figure in laser physics research. At the University of St Andrews, he very quickly established a group working on gas lasers, recognising that the gas-discharge laser had enormous potential for practical use.
Arthur Marder Athur Jacob Marder (born 8 March 1910 in Boston, Massachusetts - died 25 December 1980 of cancer in Santa Barbara, California) was a highly regarded American historian specializing in British naval history in the period 1880 - 1945.
Arthur Marshall Arthur Marshall (10 May 1910–27 January 1989) was a British writer and broadcaster, born in Surrey in the UK. He was best known as a team leader on the BBC's Call My Bluff, a long-running British panel game in which celebrity teams guessed obscure word definitions.
Arthur Martin-Leake Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake VC and Bar (4 April 1874 – June 22 1953) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Martin-Leake was the first of only three men to be awarded the VC twice (the others are N.
Arthur Matheson Arthur James Matheson was a Canadian politician. He served as a Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Lanark South from 1898 to 1914, and later as provincial treasurer from 1905 to 1913.
Arthur Mattingley Arthur Herbert Evelyn Mattingley (1870-1950), noted Australian bird photographer and ornithologist, was a founding member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1901. He worked for over 40 years with the Commonwealth Customs Department in Melbourne.
Arthur Mayo Arthur Mayo (18 May 1840-18 May 1920) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arthur McIntyre Arthur John William McIntyre (born May 14, 1918) is a former English cricketer. He was an integral part of the Surrey side that won the County Championship in every season from 1952 to 1958 inclusive, and played in 3 Tests for the English cricket team, two in 1950 and one in 1955.
Arthur Mendoza Arthur Mendoza was the principal acting instructor for the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting West. He has taught in Los Angeles for 15 years and has worked with such talents as Khandi Alexander, Sasha Barrese, Peta Wilson, Finola Hughes, Branford Marsalis, Deidre Hall, Salma Hayek and Benicio Del Toro.
Arthur Mervyn Arthur Mervyn is a book written by Charles Brockden Brown and published in 1799-1800. It was one of Brown's more popular novels, and is in many ways representative of Brown's dark, gothic style and subject matter.
Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 – February 10 2005) was an American playwright, essayist and author. He was a prominent figure in American literature and cinema for over 61 years, writing a wide variety of plays, including The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons and Death of a Salesman, which are still widely studied and performed worldwide.
Arthur Mitchell (dancer) Arthur Mitchell (March 27, 1934 - ) is an African-American dancer and choreographer. He was born in New York City and attended the New York City High School of the Performing Arts, where he was the first male student to win the annual dance award.
Arthur Mkrtichyan Arthur Mkrtichyan (1959-1992) First Chairman of Supreme Council of the NKR}, elected on January 7, 1992. He made an important contribution to reinforcing defensive capability of Artsakh, but was fatally shot under vague circumstances in April 1992.
Arthur Mold Arthur Mold (born May 29, 1863, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire; died April 27, 1921, Middleton Cheney) was one of the deadliest fast bowlers of his day, but also the most controversial. Despite his very short (four paces) run, Mold could generate great speed and often make the ball break back viciously even on hard, firm, ground.
Arthur Moore Lascelles Arthur Moore Lascelles (VC, MC) (12 October 1880-7 November 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arthur Mooring Sir Arthur George Rixson Mooring known as Sir George Mooring (born November 23, 1908 – died 1969) was educated at Bedford Modern School and Queens' College, Cambridge before entering the Colonial Service in 1931. He served there for a number of years in Nigeria before joining the Royal West African Frontier Forces, serving in West Africa, India and Burma.
Arthur Morris Jackson Arthur Morris "Art" Jackson (December 15, 1915 – May 15, 1971) was a National Hockey League (NHL) player and the brother of Hockey Hall of Famer Harvey 'Busher' Jackson. He won 2 Stanley Cups in his Career.
Arthur Morris Jones Arthur Morris Jones (1889 – 1980), was a missionary and musicologist who worked in Zambia during the early 20th Century. He was stationed at St Mark's School in Mapanza in the Southern Province of present-day Zambia (called Rhodesia at the time).
Arthur Moug Art Thomas Moug (born September 19, 1926 in Charleswood, Manitoba, died July 16, 2003) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977.
Arthur Mutambara Professor Arthur Guseni Oliver Mutambara (born October 25, 1966) is a Zimbabwean politician who was elected President of the Movement for Democratic Change in February 2006 by a a small break away faction of the party dominated by Gibson Sibanda and Welshman Ncube. The main wing is led by [Morgan Tsvangirai]].
Arthur Myers Sir Arthur Mielziner Myers (19 May 1868 – 9 October 1926) was a New Zealand politician. He was Mayor of Auckland from 1905 to 1909, Member of the House of Representatives from 1910 to 1921, and a Cabinet Minister.
Arthur Naftalin Arthur Naftalin (June 28, 1917 – May 16, 2005) was an American political scientist and politician. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party DFL, he served as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota from 3 July, 1961 to 6 July, 1969.
Arthur Newall Arthur Newall was a Conservative councillor in the London Borough of Enfield, who had in 1964 worked as an actor on Doctor Who as a Sensorite in The Sensorites, although also sometimes stated as being a Dalek operator.
Arthur Nikisch Arthur Nikisch (Hungarian: Artúr Nikisch) (October 12, 1855 – January 23, 1922) was a Hungarian conductor who performed mainly in Germany. He was considered an outstanding interpreter of the music of Bruckner, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Liszt.
Arthur Numan Arthur Numan (born 14 December 1969 in Heemskerk, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer. He was one of the Dutch teams' left back specialist in the years from 1997 to after 2000 and was a regular fixture in the international team.
Arthur of the Britons Arthur of the Britons was a short-lived but fondly remembered British television show about the "historical" King Arthur. Produced by the HTV regional franchise, it consisted of two series, released between 1972 and 1973.
Arthur Oliver Wheeler Arthur Oliver Wheeler (May 1, 1860 - May 20, 1945), born in Kilkenny, Ireland, came to Canada in 1876 to work as a Dominion Land Surveyor. He was involved in surveying the Crowsnest Pass area in Alberta, and the Selkirk Range in British Columbia.
Arthur Otway Sir Arthur John Otway, Privy Counsellor, 1st Baronet (8 August 1822 - 8 June 1912) was a man of many occupations. In his lifetime, he served as a barrister, a Member of Parliament, and a Privy Counsellor, among other accomplishments.
Arthur Owens Arthur George Owens (died 1976) was a Welsh electrical engineer who acted as a double agent during World War II. He was working for MI5 while appearing to the Abwehr (the German intelligence agency) to be one of their agents.
Arthur P. Jacobs Arthur Jacobs was a twentieth century film producer responsible for numerous classic films of the 1960s and 1970s, including the Planet of the Apes series, Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Play It Again, Sam and Tom Sawyer.
Arthur Paget (general) Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget GCB GCVO (1 March 1851–8 December 1928) was a soldier (reaching the rank of General) and diplomat, who served in Belgrade and Ireland. During the 1870s he was a leading owner of steeplechasers.
Arthur Papadimitriou Arthur Papadimitriou received the highest French award, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Chevalier De Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, on the 20th April of 2006 by Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, Minister of Culture and Communication, for his contribution to French and Australian culture.
Arthur Pappas Arthur Pappas (born in Sutherland, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs clubs in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition.
Arthur Parkin William Arthur Parkin (born February 15, 1952 in Whangarei) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Arthur Paul Pedrick Arthur Paul Pedrick was a prolific British inventor who obtained more than 80 United Kingdom patents in the 1960s and 1970s. His inventions were notable for their almost complete lack of practical applicability.
Arthur Peabody Arthur Peabody (1858, Eau Claire, Wisconsin- September 6, 1942, Madison, Wisconsin) was campus architect for the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin from 1905-1915. He became state architect of Wisconsin in 1915.
Arthur Penn Arthur Penn (born September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a film director and producer. Although best known as the director of the iconic Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Arthur Penn amassed an impressive, critically acclaimed body of work though the 60’s and 70’s, often focussing with unerring accuracy on themes relevant to the times.
Arthur Percy Sullivan Arthur Percy Sullivan (27 November 1896 – 9 April 1937) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arthur Peters Arthur Peters (August 29, 1854 – January 29, 1908) was a Prince Edward Island politician along with his brother Frederick Peters. Arthur Peters was first elected to the province's legislative assembly in 1890 as a Liberal.
Arthur Piver Arthur Piver (1910-1968) was a World War II pilot, an amateur sailor, printshop owner and legendary boatbuilder who lived in Sausalito on San Francisco Bay and became "the father of the modern trimaran."
Arthur Poister Arthur Poister was a famous organist, especially as an American pedagogue. He taught at Syracuse University and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music for many years, and a large number of famous organists studied with him during their collegiate years.
Arthur Polonsky Arthur Polonsky acclaimed nationally as a master draughtsman and painter, imbues what appears as reality with a unique, mysterious inner force. His work has a haunting, mystical quality, as if a virtuoso artistic visionary is seeing into our soul, or beyond our life to our dream world.
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede Arthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (16 February 1871 - 23 March 1946) was a British politician, writer, and social activist. He was the third son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria, and the great-grandson of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough.
Arthur Poulter Arthur Poulter (16 December 1893-29 August 1956) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arthur Prior Arthur Norman Prior (1914 Masterton, New Zealand – 1969 Trondheim, Norway) was one of the foremost logicians of the twentieth century. Prior (1957) founded tense logic, now also known as temporal logic, and made important contributions to intensional logic, particularly in Prior (1971).
Arthur Quiller-Couch Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (November 21, 1863 - May 12, 1944) was a Cornish writer, who published under the pen name of Q. Born at Bodmin in Cornwall, he was educated at Newton Abbot College, at Clifton College, and Trinity College, Oxford and later became a lecturer there.
Arthur Quintal Arthur Quintal (May 6, 1795 - November 19, 1873) was a second generation Pitcairn Islander. He was the son of Matthew Quintal and Tevarua his parents both died in 1799, his mother commited suicide after Matthew bit her ear off, Matthew was then executed with a hatchet by John Adams and Ned Young.
Arthur R. Kelly Arthur Rolland Kelly (July 4, 1878 - March 25, 1959) was an American architect who specialized in residential architecture, primarily in the Los Angeles, California area. Arthur Kelly designed approximately five hundred homes and other buildings.
Arthur R. M. Lower Arthur Reginald Marsden Lower (12 August 1889 – January 7 1988) was a noted Canadian historian and "liberal nationalist" interested in Canadian economic history, particularly the forest trade, and in Canadian-American relations. He was born in Barrie, Ontario and studied history at the University of Toronto and Harvard University where he obtained his doctorate.
Arthur R. von Hippel Arthur Robert von Hippel (November 19, 1898 – December 31, 2003) was a German-American materials researcher and physicist and a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials, as well as semiconductors. He was also one of the codevelopers of radar during the Second World War.
Arthur Ransome Arthur Mitchell Ransome (January 18, 1884 – June 3, 1967), was a British author and journalist, best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books, which tell of school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads areas of England. Many of the books involve sailing, with other common subjects including fishing and camping.
Arthur Raymond Robinson Arthur Raymond Robinson (March 12, 1881 - March 17, 1961) was a United States Senator from Indiana. Born in Pickerington, Ohio, he attended the common schools, graduated from the Ohio Northern University in 1901, the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis in 1910, and the University of Chicago in 1913.
Arthur Reginald Evans Lt. Arthur Reginald Evans was an Australian coastwatcher ServiceDanger Makers The Sea Hunters II Index who secretly manned an observation post atop Kolombangara Island] while over 10,000 Japanese soldiers were camped on Vila at the southeastern tip of the circular shaped volcanic island.
Arthur Rense Prize The Arthur Rense Prize was established in 1998 when Paige Rense started the award of $20,000 in memory of her husband, the poet Arthur Rense. The prize is given triennially to an exceptional poet by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Arthur Richardson Arthur John Richardson (born July 24, 1888, Clare, South Australia; died December 23, 1973, Semaphore, South Australia) was an Australian Test cricketer who played nine Tests for Australia. In 1935, Richardson served as an umpire in two Tests in the West Indies.
Arthur River, Tasmania Arthur River is the name of both a geographical feature and a small township (Australian Postcode 7330) on the northern part of Tasmania's west coast, south of the town of Marrawah. Named after Sir George Arthur, Governor of Van Diemens Land (1825-1836), the river is fed by several tributaries including the Frankland River named after its discover, then the colony's surveyor-general.
Arthur Roden Cutler Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE (May 24, 1916 – February 22, 2002) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Following his military service he served in a number of Australian diplomatic missions and became the longest serving Governor of New South Wales.
Arthur Rose Eldred Arthur Rose Eldred (1895-08-16 – 1951-01-04) was an American agricultural official and executive who, as a teenager, became the first Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on 1912-08-21, just two years after the BSA was founded in 1910. Eldred also received the Bronze Honor Medal for lifesaving, and was the first of three generations of Eagle Scouts.
Arthur Rostron Captain Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RNR (May 14, 1869 – 4 November, 1940) was a captain for the Cunard Line and was the master of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia when it rescued the survivors of the RMS Titanic which sank on April 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg.
Arthur Rubin Arthur L. Rubin (born 1956) is an American mathematician who has earned a place among the five top-ranked undergraduate competitors (who are themselves not ranked against each other) in the William Lowell Putnam Competition four times (1970–73), a feat matched by only five other undergraduate students since the first competition in 1938.
Arthur Rubinstein Arthur Rubinstein (January 28 1887 – December 20 1982) was a Polish pianist who is widely considered as one of the greatest piano virtuosos of the 20th Century. He received international acclaim for his performances of Chopin and Brahms and his championing of Spanish music.
Arthur Rudolph Arthur Louis Hugo Rudolph (9 November 1906 – 1 January 1996) was a rocket engineer for Nazi Germany who helped develop and produce the V-2 rocket. After World War II he was brought to the United States and worked for the Army and NASA where he managed the development of several important systems including the Pershing missile and the Saturn V Moon rocket.
Arthur Ruppin Arthur Ruppin (1876-1943) was a Zionist thinker and leader. He was also one of the founders of the city of Tel Aviv, and a pioneering sociologist credited as being "The Father Of Jewish Sociology", directing Berlin's Bureau for Jewish Statistics and Demography from 1902 to 1907.
Arthur stone The Arthur stone was discovered in 1998 in securely dated sixth century contexts among the ruins at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, a secular, high status settlement of Sub-Roman Britain. Apparently originally a practice dedication stone for some building or other public structure, it was broken in two and re-used as part of a drain when the original structure was destroyed.
Arthur Samish Arthur H. Samish (born August 9, 1897, East Los Angeles; died August 1974, San Francisco) was the most Influential and powerful individual lobbyist in the history of California, representing movie studios, racetracks, lawyers, Insurance companies, fishing, cigarette, liquor and brewing interests.
Arthur Scargill Arthur Scargill (born January 11, 1938) was the leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) from 1981 to 2000 and is presently (2006) the leader of the Socialist Labour Party, a political party he founded in 1996.
Arthur Seaforth Blackburn Arthur Seaforth Blackburn VC CMG CBE MC (25 November, 1892 – 24 November, 1960) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arthur Seale Arthur Seale (1946-) was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of Sidney Reso, the Vice President of International Operations for Exxon on April 29, 1992, in Morris Township, New Jersey. The case garnered national notoriety.
Arthur Seyss-Inquart Dr Arthur Seyss-Inquart (born Arthur Zajtich, officially (German) Arthur Seyß-Inquart) (July 22, 1892 – October 16, 1946) was a prominent Nazi official in pre-Anschluß Austria, the Third Reich and for wartime Germany in Poland and the Netherlands. Seyß-Inquart was executed for war crimes at the Nuremberg Trials following the war.
Arthur Sheekman Arthur Sheekman (February 5 1901, Chicago – January 12 1978), a graduate from the University of Minnesota, started his career as columnist and drama critic during the 1920s and the early 1930s for the Manhattan Newspaper. He then entered the film industry in 1931 when he became a scenarist for the Marx Brothers' movie Monkey Business where he befriended Groucho Marx.
Arthur Shrewsbury Arthur Shrewsbury (11 April, 1856 – 19 May, 1903) was an English cricketer who was widely rated as competing with WG Grace for the accolade of being the best batsman of the 1880s; Grace himself, when asked who he would most like in his side, replied simply, "Give me Arthur".
Arthur Schuster (Franz) Arthur (Friedrich ) Schuster (September 12 1851 - October 17 1934) was a versatile physicist known for his work in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, optics, X-radiography and the application of harmonic analysis to physics. He contributed enormously to making the University of Manchester a centre for the study of physics.
Arthur Siskind Arthur Siskind (born 11 October 1938) has been an executive director of the News Corporation since 1991. He served as their group general counsel from March 1991 until December 2004 and has been the senior advisor to the chairman since January 2005.
Arthur Skeffington Arthur Massey Skeffington (4 September 1909 - 18 February 1971) was a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham West from 1945 to 1950, and was later elected MP for Hayes and Harlington at a 1953 by-election, serving until his death in 1971.
Arthur Stace Arthur Malcolm Stace (1884 - 30 July 1967), otherwise known as Mr. Eternity, was a homeless man who converted to Christianity and spread his form of gospel by writing the word "Eternity" on sidewalks in chalk.
Arthur Stanley Eddington Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM (December 28, 1882 – November 22, 1944) was an astrophysicist of the early 20th century. The Eddington limit, the natural limit to the luminosity that can be radiated by accretion onto a compact object, is named in his honour.
Arthur Stanley Gurney Arthur Stanley Gurney (15 December 1908 - 22 July 1942) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Arthur Stewart King Scarf Squadron Leader Arthur Stewart King Scarf VC RAF (14 June1913-9 December 1941) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He attended King's College School in Wimbledon.
Arthur Tappan Pierson Arthur Tappan Pierson (March 6, 1837 – June 3, 1911) was an American pastor and Christian writer. He was a friend of D L Moody, George Müller (whose biography he wrote), and C H Spurgeon, who he succeeded in the pulpit of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, from 1891 to 1893.
Arthur Teele Art Teele was an American, Republican County commissioner in Miami, Florida who was under suspension when on July 27, 2005 he walked into the Miami Herald newspaper building and shot himself in the head. He was still conscious on the way to the hospital and reportedly responded to commands that he blink his eyes, though he was pronounced dead two hours later.
Arthur Thomas Moore Arthur Thomas Moore (VC, CB) (20 September 1830- 25 April 1913) was born in Carlingford, County Louth and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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