Major General Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, (21 June 1784 – 19 September 1854) was Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras (1814–1822), Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania Australia) (1823–1837) and later Upper Canada (1838–1841). Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... British Honduras was the former name of a British colony on the east coast of Central America, now the independent nation of Belize. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Van Diemens Land was the original name used by Europeans for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

George Arthur was born in Plymouth, England. He entered the army in 1804, and served during the Napoleonic Wars including Sir James Craig's expedition to Italy in 1806. In 1814 he was appointed lieutenant governor of British Honduras, holding at the same time the rank of colonel on the staff, thus exercising the military command as well as the civil government. His dispatches about the suppression of a slave revolt in Honduras were seen by William Wilberforce and other philanthropists, and contributed in no slight degree to the 1834 abolition of slavery within the British Empire. Smeatons tower on Plymouth Hoe Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Napoleonic Wars was a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ... Sir James Henry Craig (1748—1812) was a British military officer and colonial administrator. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... British Honduras was the former name of a British colony on the east coast of Central America, now the independent nation of Belize. ... Colonel is both a military rank and civilian title, used by nearly every country in the world. ... A slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves. ... William Wilberforce William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 - 29 July 1833) was an English parliamentarian and leader of the campaign against the slave trade. ... A philanthropist is someone who devotes his or her time, money, or effort towards helping others. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps The British Empire was the worlds first global power, a product of the European Age of Exploration that began with the global maritime empires of Portugal and Spain in the late 1400s. ...

In 1823 he was appointed lieutenant governor of Van Diemen's Land and took office on 14 May 1824. At the time Tasmania was the main British penal colony and it was separated from New South Wales in 1825. It was during Arthur's time in office that Tasmania gained much of its notorious reputation as a harsh penal colony. He selected Port Arthur as the ideal location for a prison settlement; a peninsula connected by a narrow, easily guarded isthmus, surrounded by shark-infested seas. 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Van Diemens Land was the original name used by Europeans for Tasmania, an island state of Australia. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A Penal Colony is a colony used to house prisoners. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Port Arthur, Tasmania Port Arthur is a town and former convict settlement on the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania, Australia. ... A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Simplified diagram An isthmus is a narrow strip of land, bordered on two sides by water, and connects two larger land masses. ...

He is also associated with the repression and genocidal persecution of the Aboriginal population. During the 1820s, with relations between the colonists and Aborigines worsening, Arthur declared a state of martial law, and the conflict became known as the Black War. After Aboriginal attacks on colonist, Arthur organized the Black Line fiasco, which was intended to drive the Aborigines onto peninsulas where they could be controlled. The Tasmanian Aboriginals are the indigenous people of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. ... Black War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Black Line is a notorious incident that occurred in 1830 on Tasmania, or Van Diemens Land as it was then known. ...

He failed in his attempts to reform the colony and the system of penal transportation with Arthur's autocratic and authoritarian rule leading to his recall. By this time he was one of the wealthiest men in the colony. He returned to England in March 1837. In law and in history, particularly with reference to the histories of Australia and the United Kingdom, the word transportation refers to the deporting of convicted criminals to a penal colony. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Later that year he was knighted, given the rank of Major General on the staff and appointed lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from March 23, 1838. Shortly after he had taken charge of the government, Upper Canada was invaded by a band of American sympathizers, one of a series of attempts to subvert British authority in Upper and Lower Canada. A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario Upper Canada is an early name for the land at the upstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in early North America – the territory south of Lake Nipissing and north of the St. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Lower Canada was a British colony in North America, at the downstream end of the Saint Lawrence River in the southern portion of the modern-day province of Quebec. ...

The two colonies were united in 1841. The Lord Sydenham, the first governor-general, asked Sir George Arthur to administer Upper Canada as deputy governor. Arthur agreed, on condition that the service was unpaid. Later in 1841 he returned to England and was created a hereditary baronet in recognition of his services in Canada. 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (1799 - September 19, 1841) was the first Governor of the united Province of Canada. ... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt) is the holder of a title, similar to a knighthood except that it is hereditary, known as a baronetcy. ...

On 8 June 1842, he was appointed governor of the Indian presidency of Bombay, which he retained until 1846. He displayed great tact in the office, as well as ability, and this helped in extending and strengthening British rule in India. June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

He was appointed provisional governor-general, but did not assume office, as he was compelled by ill health to leave India before Lord Hardinge vacated the governor-generalship. Hardinge appears two titles in the Peerage of the United Kingdom: Viscount Hardinge Baron Hardinge of Penshurst This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

Sir George Arthur, during his administration of the affairs of the presidency, perfected the Deccan survey, the object of which was to equalize and decrease the pressure of the land assessment on the cultivators of the Deccan; and gave his hearty support to the project of a railway line from Bombay to Cailian, which may be regarded as the germ of the great Indian peninsular railway, while during his administration the reclamation of the foreshore of the island of Bombay was projected.

On his return to England in 1846, he was made a privy councillor, and in 1853 he received the colonelcy of the 50th Queen's own regiment. 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

• Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• biography at the Dictionary of Australian Biography in Project Gutenberg
• World Statesmen - Belize

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See Also

The Arthur Baronetcy of Upper Canada Baronetcy of the United Kingdom, and the first created since 1841. ...