Arthur Locker

Arthur Locker (2 July 1828 – 23 June 1893) was an English journalist and novelist.

Arthur Locker
Locker in 1890
Born	(1828-07-02)2 July 1828 Greenwich, London, England
Died	23 June 1893(1893-06-23) (aged 64) Highgate West Hill, Highgate, London, England
Occupation	Journalist, novelist
Nationality	English
Education	Charterhouse School Pembroke College, Oxford (BA)
Spouse	Mary Jane Rouse Catharine Sarah Carpenter née Clulioth
Parent	Edward Hawke Locker (father)
Relatives	Frederick Locker-Lampson (brother)

Early life and education

The second son of Edward Hawke Locker, he was born at Greenwich on 2 July 1828; Frederick Locker-Lampson was his brother. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he matriculated on 6 May 1847, and graduated with a B.A. in 1851.^[1]

Career

Locker went into commerce in a Liverpool office. Attracted by the Australian Gold Rush of the time, he emigrated to Victoria, and there took up journalism and other writing. He returned to the UK in 1861, where he wrote extensively for newspapers and magazines.^[1]

In 1863, Locker obtained work with The Times, which lasted until 1870, when he was appointed editor of The Graphic a few months after it was founded. He brought on young writers.^[1]

Personal life and death

In December 1891, poor health saw Locker retire. After visiting Madeira and the Isle of Wight, he died at 79 West Hill, Highgate, London, on 23 June 1893.^[1] He was twice married, to Mary Jane Rouse and after her death to Catharine Sarah Carpenter née Clulioth.^[2]

Works

Locker published fiction, mainly based on his Australian experiences:^[1]

• Sweet Seventeen, 1866
• On a Coral Reef, juvenile literature, 1869
• Stephen Scudamore the Younger, 1871
• The Village Surgeon, 1874