Arthur Borton

General Sir Arthur Borton (20 January 1814 – 7 September 1893) was a British Army officer who went on to serve as Governor of Malta from 1878 to 1884.

Early life

Borton was born on 20 January 1814 in Blofield, Norfolk where his father John Drew Borton was the rector.

Military career

Borton was commissioned into the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot in 1832. He took part in the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845 and in 1854–55 he commanded the regiment at the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War. he became Governor of Malta in 1878 before retiring in June 1884. and Colonel of the Norfolk Regiment from 1889 to 1893.

He died, on 7 September 1893 at his residence, 105 Eaton Place, London, and was buried on 9 September at Hunton, near Maidstone, Kent.