Sir George Arthur
British Army general
Died when: 70 years 90 days (842 months)Star Sign: Cancer
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Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet KCH (21 June 1784 – 19 September 1854) was Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras from 1814 to 1822 and of Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania) from 1823 to 1836.
The campaign against Aboriginal Tasmanians, known as the Black War, occurred during this term of office.He later served as Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada from 1838 to 1841, and Governor of Bombay from 1842 to 1846.
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