Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Short Biography

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and StrathearnHouse of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha later House of WindsorCadet branch of the House of WettinBorn: 1 May 1850 Died: 16 January 1942Government officesPreceded byThe Earl Grey Governor General of Canada1911–1916 Succeeded byThe Duke of DevonshireMilitary officesPreceded bySir Charles Arbuthnot C-in-C, Bombay Army1886–1890 Succeeded bySir George GreavesPreceded bySir Leicester Smyth GOC Southern District1890–1893 Succeeded bySir John DavisPreceded bySir Evelyn Wood GOC-in-C Aldershot Command1893–1898 Succeeded bySir Redvers BullerPreceded byThe Lord Roberts of Kandahar Commander-in-Chief, Ireland1900–1904 Succeeded byThe Lord GrenfellPreceded byNew post Inspector-General of the Forces1904–1907 Succeeded bySir John FrenchPreceded bySir William Thomas Knollys Colonel of the Scots Guards1883–1904 Succeeded byThe Lord MethuenPreceded byThe Duke of Cambridge Colonel of the Grenadier Guards1904–1942 Succeeded byPrincess ElizabethHonorary titlesPreceded byAlbert Edward, Prince of Waleslater became King Edward VII Great Master of the Order of the Bath1901–1942 Succeeded byPrince Henry, Duke of GloucesterPreceded byThe Earl of Ducie Senior Privy Counsellor1921–1942 Succeeded byThe Duke of PortlandMasonic officesPreceded byAlbert Edward, Prince of Waleslater became King Edward VII Grand Master of the United Grand Lodgeof England1901–1939 Succeeded byPrince George, Duke of KentPeerage of the United KingdomNew creation Duke of Connaught and Strathearn1874–1942 Succeeded byAlastair Windsor