Arthur T. Polhill Explained

Arthur Twistleton Polhill
Birth Name:Arthur Twistleton Polhill-Turner
Birth Date:7 February 1862
Birth Place:Bedfordshire, England
Occupation:Missionary
Father:Frederick Polhill-Turner
Mother:Emily Frances Barron
Relatives:Cecil Henry Polhill (brother)

Arthur Twistleton Polhill (7 February 1862 – 21 November 1935), born Arthur Twistleton Polhill-Turner (the name Turner was discarded in 1902 by deed poll), was an English Anglican missionary. He was one of the Cambridge Seven, seven young men from England that travelled to China in order to continue Hudson Taylor's missionary work there.

Early life

Arthur Polhill-Turner was born on 7 February 1862. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.