Constituency : Buckrose 1886, St Austell 1887-1908
William took the seat of Buckrose from the Tories by one vote but they demanded a recount and on a scrutiny the Tory was declared the winner by 11 votes.
William was the son of Alexander McArthur, still MP for Leicester. He was born in Sydney and privately educated. He followed his father into colonial commerce. He was a partner in a merchants firm and director of the Bank of Australia. He was a Wesleyan Methodist.
William got back in at a by-election at St Austell in 1887. He was a junior whip under Gladstone and Rosebery. He was acused by Harcourt of working against him on Rosebery's behalf.
William was opposed to compulsory vaccination.
William was unopposed in 1900. He resigned the seat in 1908.
He died in Sydney in 1923 aged 66.
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