Matthew Arthur, 1st Baron Glenarthur
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Preceded byPeerage created
Succeeded byThe 2nd Baron Glenarthur
Born9 March 1852
Died23 September 1928 (aged 76)
The Lord Glenarthur | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 5 July 1918 – 23 September 1928 as a hereditary peer | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Baron Glenarthur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1852 |
| Died | 23 September 1928 (aged 76) |
Matthew Arthur, 1st Baron Glenarthur, JP, DL (9 March 1852 – 23 September 1928), known as Sir Matthew Arthur, 1st Baronet, from 1903 to 1918, was a Scottish businessman.
Glenarthur 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.
Career

Glenarthur 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.