Alan James Vincent Arthur was High Sheriff of Essex from 1971 to 1972.
Position held
High Sheriff of Essex
Born
September 16, 1915
Died
May 22, 1998
Overview
Alan James Vincent Arthur (16 September 1915 – 22 May 1998) was High Sheriff of Essex from 1971 to 1972.
The son of Colonel Sir Charles Arthur,, he was educated at Rugby School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was on the swimming and water polo teams. He was with the Indian Civil Service from 1938 to 1947; and the Sudan Political Service from 1948 to 1954. Returning to Essex he was then a sugar broker and commodity broker. He was Mayor of Chelmsford from 1977 to 1978. From 1978 to 1985 he was one of Essex's Deputy Lieutenants.
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1915 births
1998 deaths
Deputy Lieutenants of Essex
High Sheriffs of Essex
Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
People educated at Rugby School
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Sudan Political Service officers
