Arthur was born in Johnson County, Kentucky in 1884. He came to Calgary in 1901, and became a Canadian citizen five years later. In 1914, Arthur joined the Canadian army. He returned to Canada in 1919 with his British war bride, Gladys Sarah Bowtell. The couple, along with their four young children, moved to the Beaverlodge area in 1928. Arthur died in 1959.
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies Supplement p. 147