Arthur Short (politician)

Arthur Short (18 June 1850 – 25 October 1933) was a politician in the British colony of South Australia.

Arthur was born in Salisbury, South Australia to Edwin and Ann Short, née Kerwin.

[1] Edwin was a son of Captain William Short H.E.I.C.S., and may also have served in the East India Company,[2] but had been chief officer on the Emma trading between Adelaide and Sydney.

[3] They lived first in South Richmond,[3] as did Edwin's father William,[4] and in 1846 settled at Yankalilla,[2] then around 1848 moved to "Courtwick Farm", Salisbury, where Arthur and his brother Albert excelled in athletics.

Edwin Short appealed against his confinement, and was able to produce witnesses as to his sanity, but evidence given by his family and neighbours was compelling.