| Arthur Kett Barclay | |
| Birth Date: | 1806 |
| Birth Place: | Bury Hill, Derbyshire |
| Death Date: | 1869 |
| Death Place: | Bury Hill, Dorking, Surrey |
| Occupation: | Brewer astronomer |
| Spouse: | Maria Octavia Wright |
| Children: | Robert Barclay Charles Wright Barclay |
Arthur Kett Barclay FRS, FRAS, FRGS, FGS (Bury Hill, Derbyshire, 20 June 1806 – 20 November 1869, Bury Hill, Dorking, Surrey) was a member of the Meteorological Society.
Barclay attended Harrow School after a period of private tutoring. At the age of twenty (in 1826) he joined Barclay, Perkins & Co. brewers of Southwark, London. He travelled through Europe between 1829 and 1833.[1]
Arthur married Maria Octavia Wright (ca. 1806–??) on an unknown date and had the following children.
In 1848 Arthur Kett Barclay built his own astronomical observatory at Bury Hill, Dorking, Surrey. The revolving dome was made by Ransomes & May of Ipswich and the eight-inch (203mm) aperture refracting telescope was by Troughton & Simms of London
Barclay supported the Conservative Party, but "would never consent to be brought forward as a candidate". He was also a magistrate and deputy lieutenant for the county of Surrey.