About Arthur South
Lived 1914 – 2003 (aged 88). Arthur South was a politician.
Sir Arthur South (29 October 1914 – 28 January 2003) was a prominent Norfolk politician and administrator in the 1970s.
Having been Norwich City Council's youngest councillor, South led the council for 18 years and was Lord Mayor of Norwich for 1956–1957.
He will be "remembered by football fans as a forthright chairman and high-profile ambassador of Norwich City Football Club (1973-1985)." The Sir Arthur South Lounge, located within the River End stand of Carrow Road is, however, named in his honour.
The Arthur South Day Procedure Unit at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is also named in South's honour.
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