Constituency : Nottingham South 1906-10, Rotherham 1917-18
Arthur took Nottingham South from the Tories as a Liberal-Labour candidate.
Arthur was from Nottinghamshire and educated locally. He became a tea merchant. Although styling himself a Liberal-Labour candidate he was not sponsored by any trade union.
Arthur was defeated in January 1910 and failed to win back the seat in December.
Arthur was returned unopposed at Rotherham in 1917 under the wartime electoral truce.
Arthur switched to Nottingham West in 1918 but failed to hold the seat for the Liberals against Labour in a two-cornered contest.
Arthur then switched to Melton. In three straight fights with the Tories he came a respectable second in 1922, a very close second in 1923 and was well beaten in 1924.
He died in 1936 aged 76.
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