Constituency : Montgomeryshire 1894-1905
Arthur took over at Montgomeryshire following the elevation of Stuart Rendel to the peerage. He won by 225 votes.
Arthur was the son of a Welsh barrister. He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge. In 1876 he inherited the Owen estates and tagged the name onto his surname. He was also a railway baron and a barrister .He became chairman of Montgomeryshire County Council with a passionate interest in secondary and higher education. He was a keen advocate of the University of Wales. In 1888 he described Lloyd George as "a second rate county attorney" but accepted his help at his election. He was an Anglican.
Arthur's maiden speech in 1894 was in support of Harcourt's death duties. He spoke as a landowner, repudiating the predictions of disaster made by their opponents.
Arthur was chairman of the Central Welsh Board for Intermediate Education from 1896 to 1903.
Lloyd George helped Arthur retain his seat ( just ) in 1900.
He died at the end of 1905 aged 69 leaving no time for a by-election before the general poll.
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