Matthew Arthur, 1st Baron Glenarthur

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Preceded byPeerage created
Born(1852-03-09)9 March 1852
Died23 September 1928(1928-09-23) (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 byPeerage created
Succeeded byThe 2nd Baron Glenarthur
Personal details
Born(1852-03-09)9 March 1852
Died23 September 1928(1928-09-23) (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

Bookplate of Sir Matthew Arthur Bt, 1904.

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.

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