Arthur Wigram Money

Major-General Sir Arthur Wigram Money, (23 October 1866 – 25 October 1951) was a British Army officer. Money served as Chief Administrator of Palestine between June 1918 – June 1919, but was removed by London for not favoring the Zionists over the Arabs; his successor was removed six months later for the same reason. Early life and education Money was the youngest son of Gilbert Pocklington Money of the Bengal Civil Service. He was educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy. Military career Money was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 29 April 1885. He saw early service in British India, including in the Zhob Valley expedition in 1890 and with the Isazai Field Force in 1892. Promoted to captain on 1 April 1895, he served in the North-West Frontier of India under Sir William Lockhart, and took part in the Tirah Campaign 1897–98, for which he received the brevet promotion of major on 20 May 1898. He was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 18 June 1900.