| Authorised form of name | Conolly; Arthur (1807 - 1842) |
| Dates | 1807 - 1842 |
| Date of birth | ? 17 June 1842 |
| Place of death | In prison in the East |
| Date of death | ? 17 June 1842 |
| Activity | Education:
Rugby; Addiscombe College (1822)
Career:
Went to India as a Cornet in the Bengal Native Light Cavalry; made Lieutenant (1825); seized and plundered by nomads (1829); sent to Kabul (1840), Meru, Khiva and Bukhara (Uzbekistan) - imprisoned in Bukhara (1841) and killed (1842) - meanwhile expelled from the Society probably as could not pay dues; many years later his prayer book recording his imprisonment was delivered by a mysterious stranger to his sister's house in London.
Freemason, initiated 27 March 1829, a lieutenant, Bengal Cavalry, Lodge of Antiquity No 2, London |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 21/02/1839 |
| PublishedWorks | 'A Journey to Northern india' (2 volumes) 1834; 'The Overland Journey to India' 1831 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 'Freemasons and the Royal Society; Alphabetical List of Fellows of the Royal Society who were Freemasons' London, 2010, page 23
Notes:
DNB, citing Kaye as the source, reports that Conolly was probably executed in India on 17 Jun 1842. He was ejected from the Society in the same year, according to PL. |
| Code | NA2875 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1839/11 | Conolly, Arthur: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |