Sir (Oswald) Raynor Arthur (16 December 1905–4 December 1973) was a British colonial administrator. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ...

Arthur was the son of Sigismund Arthur (himself a grandson of Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet) and Constance Hobhouse (a daughter of Sir Charles Parry Hobhouse, 3rd Baronet). He was educated at Charterhouse School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and on 8 May 1935, he married his cousin, Mary, a daughter of Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. He later joined the British administration in Cyprus, becoming the island's Chief Commissioner in 1948 and then moved on to the Americas and became Colonial Secretary of Bermuda from 1951, Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1954 and then as Governor of the Bahamas until 1960. Major General Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, (21 June 1784 – 19 September 1854) was Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras (1814–1822), Van Diemens Land (now Tasmania Australia) (1823–1837) and later Upper Canada (1838–1841). ... Charterhouse School is a British public school, located in Godalming in the county of Surrey. ... Full name The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cambridge Motto There is a toast, Floreat antiqua domus (May the old house flourish), from which the colleges nickname, Old House, is derived Named after The citys Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Cecil Spring-Rice (1859 - 1918) was a British diplomat. ... A Chief Commissioner is a commissioner of a high rank, usually in chief of several Commissioners or similarly styled officers. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... World map showing the Americas The Americas commonly refers to the landmass of the Western Hemisphere, consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Nowadays, the Governor of the Falkland Islands is the local representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Colonial Heads of the Bahamas (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) For continuation after independence, see:Governors-General of the Bahamas Categories: Bahamas ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...