Robert "Robin" Page Arnot (15 December 1890 – 18 May 1986), best known as R. Page Arnot, was a British Communist journalist and politician.
Robert Page Arnot | |
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Born | |
Died | 18 May 1986 | (aged 95)
Nationality | British |
Other names | Robin |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Education | Glasgow University |
Known for | Founding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). Conscientious objector |
Notable work | Labour Monthly (co-founder). |
Criminal charges | Refusing conscription – Conscientious objector (1917). Mutiny – charged under the Incitement to Mutiny Act 1797 (1925). |
Criminal penalty | Refusing conscription – forced labour (1917-1919). Attempted mutiny – 6 months prison (1925-1926). |
Spouse | Violet (wife) |