Arthur Stert

Arthur Stert (died 1755) of Membland, near Modbury, Devon was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1754.

[2] Stert had a small electoral interest at Plymouth with the corporation.

He was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Plymouth at the 1727 British general election as a government supporter.

In 1730 he was appointed a commissioner for settling the claims of merchants against Spain under the Treaty of Seville.

He was responsible for assessing the compensation payable to them, and was examined on them by the House of Commons.