H. O. Arnold-Forster

H. O. Arnold-Forster
Secretary of State for War
In office
12 October 1903 – 4 December 1905
MonarchEdward VII
Prime MinisterArthur Balfour
Preceded byHon. St John Brodrick
Succeeded byRichard Haldane
Personal details
Born(1855-08-19)19 August 1855
Died12 March 1909(1909-03-12) (aged 53)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLiberal Unionist
Spouse
Mary Story-Maskelyne (1861–1951)
(m. 1885)
Parents
RelativesWilliam Edward Arnold-Forster (son)
Katherine Laird Cox (daughter-in-law)
Mark Arnold-Forster (grandson)
William Edward Forster (uncle)
Nevil Story Maskelyne (father-in-law)
Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn (mother-in-law)
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford

Hugh Oakeley Arnold-Forster PC (19 August 1855 – 12 March 1909), known as H. O. Arnold-Forster, was a British politician and writer. He was Secretary of State for War in Arthur Balfour's Conservative government from 1903 until December 1905.