Constituency : Grantham 1900-18
Arthur took Grantham from the Tories by 38 votes.
Arthur was the son of the just-retired millowner MP for Pudsey, Briggs Priestley. Arthur was educated privately and travelled the world. He was a keen cricketer and played for MCC. He also played in the West Indies and Australia. In 1886 Liberals in Stamford wanted him to stand there but he was in America at the time and the Tory went unopposed. He did stand there in a by-election in 1889. He fought it unsuccessfully in 1892 and 1895. In 1887, he founded The Grantham Times.
Arthur spoke up for physical education in schools in 1902 but otherwise said very little in Parliament.
Arthur was knighted in 1911. He was Mayor of Grantham from 1914 to 1917.
Arthur stood down in 1918.
He died in 1933 aged 68.
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