Sir William Arnold
Born(1903-08-05)5 August 1903
Guernsey, Channel Islands
Died21 July 1973(1973-07-21) (aged 69)
Guernsey, Channel Islands
Bailiff of Guernsey
In office
1960–1973
Preceded byAmbrose Sherwill
Succeeded byJohn Loveridge

Sir William Henry Arnold KBE (5 August 1903 - 21 July 1973) was Bailiff of Guernsey from 1960 to his death in 1973.

Early life

Arnold was born and educated on Guernsey.[1] He was called to the English Bar in 1926 and the Guernsey Bar in 1927.

Bailiff

Arnold was Procureur (Attorney-General) from 1946 to 1960 and was then appointed Bailiff in 1960.[2][3][4][5] In 1964 he led the successful move in Guernsey to abolish the death penalty for murder.[6] In 1966 a civil servant, Basil Torode, raised Clameur de Haro in the Guernsey Parliament in front of Arnold, leading to an uproar in the house.[7]

He was active in the fundraising efforts for a new Arun-class lifeboat for the Saint Peter Port Lifeboat Station.[8] He died before the new boat could be commissioned, and she was named Sir William Arnold in his honour.[9]

He was made CBE in the 1955 Queen's Birthday Honours List, knighted in the 1963 New Years Honours List and made KBE in the 1973 Queen's Birthday Honours.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Arnold died in office, just before his 70th birthday.[13] The National Portrait Gallery holds a photograph of Arnold by Walter Bird.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "National Portrait Gallery: Sir William Arnold". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "London Gazette, 1 March 1946, Issue 37487, page 1186". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "London Gazette, 16 February 1960, Issue 41957, page 1191". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Guernsey Royal Court: List of Bailiffs". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "National Portrait Gallery: Sir William Arnold". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "On this day in Guernsey: Guernsey abolishes the death penalty for murder". 29 April 1972. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Coote Lake, E. F., "Folk-Life and Traditions", Folklore, Vol 77 No 2 (Summer 1966), pp 141-145 at p 141.
  8. ↑ "Lifeboat 52-02". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Grimsby Telegraph: "Famous lifeboat that rescued 29 people during hurricane stops over in Grimsby", 21 February 2022". Grimsbylive. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "London Gazette, 3 June 1955, Issue 40497, page 3297". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "London Gazette, 28 December 1962, Supplement 42870, page 1". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "London Gazette, 2 June 1973, Issue 45984, page 6479". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "National Portrait Gallery: Sir William Arnold". Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "National Portrait Gallery: Sir William Arnold". Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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