Arturo O'Neill

Arturo O'Neill
Governor of West Florida
In office
May 9, 1781 – November 1792/1794
Preceded byPeter Chester (British West Florida (1770–1781))
Succeeded byCarlos Howard
Governor of Yucatán
In office
December 13, 1792 – October 19, 1800
LieutenantBenito Pérez Valdelomar
Preceded byJose Sabido de Vargas
Personal details
Born
Arthur O'Neill

January 8, 1736
Dublin, Ireland
DiedDecember 9, 1814(1814-12-09) (aged 78)
Madrid
ProfessionMilitary and political career

Arturo O'Neill de Tyrone y O'Kelly (January 8, 1736 – December 9, 1814) was a Spanish Army officer and colonial administrator. He came from a lineage that occupied prominent European positions and titles, since at least the 12th century.