Sir Arthur Sims (27 July 1877 – 27 April 1969) was a New Zealand first-class cricketer, businessman and philanthropist.

[2] In 1884, after Rutherford died, the family moved to Canterbury, where Samuel managed the farm near Ashburton owned by another politician, John Grigg, one of the founders of the New Zealand frozen meat industry.

[4] He moved to Christchurch in 1890, boarding with family friends during the school term and returning home during the holidays.

[6] After he left school, John Grigg helped him find a clerical position with the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company in Christchurch.

[13] Sims was knighted in the 1950 New Year Honours "[f]or services to medicine and education in the British Commonwealth.