ARNOLD, WILLIAM MUNNINGS (_2 son of Rev. Richard Arnold._) _b._ Ellough, Suffolk 1820; arrived in New South Wales 1839; settled near Maitland on the Paterson river; member of legislative assembly 1856; chairman of committees 1858; minister for public works 1860–63; speaker of the assembly 3 Oct. 1865 to death; drowned in the floods at Stradbroke, his estate on the Paterson river 2 March 1875. ARNOT, REV. WILLIAM (_7 and youngest child of Robert Arnot of Scone, farmer._) _b._ New Mains farm near Scone 6 Nov. 1808; matric. at Univ. of Glasgow 10 Oct. 1829; licensed as a preacher by presbytery of Glasgow 4 Oct. 1837; minister of Free Saint Peter’s Church, Glasgow 1 Jany. 1839 to 6 Oct. 1864; ejected from his church by a decision of the Court of Session Feb. 1849; opened a new church in Main st. Glasgow 26 May 1850; minister of Free high church Edinburgh 11 Oct. 1864 to death; author of _Illustrations of the Book of Proverbs_, _2 series_ 1856; _Roots and fruits of Christian life_ 1860. _2 ed._, 1864; _This present world_ 1873. _d._ Edinburgh 3 June 1875; _Autobiography of Rev. W. Arnot_ 1877, _portrait_. ARNOT, WILLIAM. _b._ Falkirk; a chemist; employed purifying the river North Esk 1868; opened large chemical works at Kirkintilloch 1873; delivered a course of 6 Cantor lectures on _The technology of the paper trade_ at the Society of Arts 1877. _d._ Bridge of Allan 9 Feb. 1881 aged 38. ARNOTT, ARCHIBALD. _b._ Kirkconnell hall, Ecclefechan, co. Dumfries 1771; surgeon 20 foot 23 Aug. 1799 to 25 Dec. 1826, when placed on h.p.; medical attendant of Napoleon at St. Helena 1 April 1821 to 5 May 1821, when he died at 5.49 p._m._ with his right hand in that of Dr. Arnott; author of _An account of the last illness decease and post mortem appearances of Napoleon Bonaparte_ 1822. _d._ Kirkconnell hall, 6 July 1855. ARNOTT, FRANCIS SHORT. _b._ 1805; surgeon Bombay army 5 June 1845; hon. surgeon to the Queen 1861 to death; C.B. 21 March 1859. _d._ Kirkconnell hall 16 Oct. 1879. ARNOTT, GEORGE ARNOTT WALKER (_son of David Walker Arnott of Arlary near Kinross who d. 1822_). _b._ Edinburgh 6 Feb. 1799; ed. at the High school and Univ. of Edin., M.A. 1818, LLD. Aberdeen 1837; advocate 1821; visited France, Spain and Russia; F.R.S Edin. 1822, F.L.S. 1825; worked with William Hooker the botanist at Glasgow 1830–40; member of Botanical society of Edin. 1836; professor of botany in Univ. of Glasgow 1845 to death; published descriptions of many new plants from Asia and America in various periodicals 1830–40; author of the article _Botany_ in the _Encyclopedia Britannica_, _7 ed. vol. 5_. _d._ Glasgow 17 June 1868. _Trans. Botanic Society of Edin. ix_, 414–26 (1868).