Arthur Aspinall

Arthur Aspinall, CVO (11 July 1901 – 2 May 1972) was a British historian.

Early life He was born in the West Riding, Yorkshire and educated at Manchester University, where he studied history.

Academic career He was appointed lecturer in history at the University of Rangoon in 1925, which he held until 1931. Here, he authored a book on Lord Cornwallis's career in India, Cornwallis in Bengal.

In 1931 Aspinall became lecturer of history at Reading University and in 1947 he succeeded Frank Stenton to become professor of modern history. He edited the correspondence of George III and George IV: according to The Times, these volumes "stand as a permanent memorial to his astonishing industry and meticulous scholarship".

Works Lord Brougham and the Whig Party (1927). Cornwallis in Bengal (1931). The Formation of Canning's Ministry, February to August, 1827 (1937). (editor), The Letters of King George IV, 1812–30 (1938). (editor), The Correspondence of Charles Arbuthnot (1941) (editor), Diary of Henry Hobhouse, 1820–47 (1947). Politics and the Press, 1780–1850 (1947). The Early English Trade Unions (1949). (editor), Mrs. Jordan and her family: being the unpublished correspondence of Mrs. Jordan and the Duke of Clarence, later William IV (1951). (editor), Three Early Nineteenth Century Diaries (1952). (editor), The Letters of King George IV with The Later Correspondence of George III (five volumes, 1962–70). (editor), The Correspondence of George, Prince of Wales, 1770–1810 (eight volumes, 1963–71).