Arthur A'Beckett

Arthur Martin A'Beckett (1812 – 23 May 1871) was an English-born Australian surgeon and politician who served in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1856 to 1860.

[4][5] In New South Wales, he continued to serve as a surgeon, rising through the ranks of the Sydney medical fraternity.

He also served as a consultant surgeon to Benevolent asylums, and as an examiner for the University of Sydney's medical faculty.

[1] In NSW, he continued to promote education and the arts, with A'Beckett serving as a commissioner due to his contributions to the Exposition Universelle of 1855.

[4] Arthur A'Beckett, lawyer, journalist and son of the writer Gilbert Abbott À Beckett, joined the staff of the magazine Punch in London in 1875.