Allan James Vincent Arthur

Background

Arthur, Allan James Vincent was born on September 16, 1915 in Calcutta, India. Son of Charles and Dorothy Grace (Vincent) Arthur.

Education

Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1937; Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1946.

Career

Deputy commissioner, Indian Civil Svc., Punjab, India, 1938-1947; district commissioner, Sudan Political Svc., Khartoum, 1949-1951; district commissioner, Sudan Political Svc., Shendi, 1951-1954; deputy governor northern province, Sudan, 1954; director, J.V. Drake & Company Ltd., Sugar Brokers, London, 1954-1960; director, Woodhouse, Drake & Carey Ltd., Commodity Brokers, London, 1960-1972; chairman, Woodhouse, Drake & Carey Ltd., Commodity Brokers, London, 1972-1975; high sheriff, Essex, England, 1971-1972; vice lord Lieutenant (Essex), Essex, England, 1978-1985.

Achievements

• Allan James Vincent Arthur has been listed as a noteworthy government official, brokerage house executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mayor Chelmsford Borough Council, 1977-1978. Governor London Hospital Medical College, 1956-1974, Chigwell (Essex) School, 1973-1983, Brentwood (Essex) School, 1965-1978. Member council University Essex, Colchester, 1980-1987.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, shooting, gardening, walking.

Connections

Married Joan Deidre Heape, September 25, 1940 (divorced October 1948). Married Dawn Rosemary Everil Drake, September 17, 1949. Children: Gordon Drake, Charles Vincent, Susan Daphne, Diana June.