Arthur Arscott

Arthur Arscott (1683–1762) of Tetcott, Devon, was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1722 to 1747.

Arscott was baptized on 3 June 1683, the second (but eldest) surviving son of John Arscott of Tetcott and his second wife Prudence.

[1] In the 1722 general election, Arscott ran unopposed as Member of Parliament for Tiverton at the suggestion of his brother-in-law, Sir William Yonge.

He had three sons by his second wife, including John Arscott, MP for Ashburton.

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