Arthur Quintal I
Arthur Quintal I | |
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 Descendants of the mutineers on Norfolk Island, 1862; Arthur Quintal I at far right | |
| Born | May 6, 1795 |
| Died | November 19, 1872 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Norfolk Island Cemetery |
| Title | Magistrate of the Pitcairn Islands |
| Term | 1840 - 1841 |
| Predecessor | Edward Quintal |
| Successor | Fletcher Christian II |
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| Children | 14 |
| Parent(s) | Matthew Quintal Tevarua Quintal |
Arthur Quintal (6 May 1795 – 19 November 1873) was a Pitcairn Islander who served as the island's second magistrate from 1840 to 1841.[1] Quintal was the son of Matthew Quintal, the bounty mutineer, and his wife Tevarua. The elder Quintal was killed with a hatchet in 1799. Arthur appears to have inherited some of his father's bad temper; he allegedly treated his sister Jane 'so harshly' she left the island and never returned. Quintal also allegedly made a pact with his best friend Daniel McCoy, to take each other's sister as a wife. Quintal married Catherine McCoy, and they had 9 children, including Arthur Quintal II, who also became magistrate.[2] After Catherine's death in 1831, Arthur married Mary Christian and had a further 5 children. He succeeded his half brother as magistrate, and was succeeded by his brother-in-law. Quintal died on Norfolk Island in 1873.
References
[edit]- ^ Henige, David P. (1970). Colonial Governors from the Fifteenth Century to the Present: A Comprehensive List. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-299-05440-3.
- ^ "Pitcairn Government". library.puc.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
