Arthur Quintal I

Arthur Quintal (6 May 1795 – 19 November 1873) was a Pitcairn Islander who served as the island's second magistrate from 1840 to 1841.^[1] Quintal was the son of Matthew Quintal, the bounty mutineer, and his wife Tevarua. The elder Quintal was killed with a hatchet in 1799. Arthur appears to have inherited some of his father's bad temper; he allegedly treated his sister Jane 'so harshly' she left the island and never returned. Quintal also allegedly made a pact with his best friend Daniel McCoy, to take each other's sister as a wife. Quintal married Catherine McCoy, and they had 9 children, including Arthur Quintal II, who also became magistrate.^[2] After Catherine's death in 1831, Arthur married Mary Christian and had a further 5 children. He succeeded his half brother as magistrate, and was succeeded by his brother-in-law. Quintal died on Norfolk Island in 1873.

Arthur Quintal I
Descendants of the mutineers on Norfolk Island, 1862; Arthur Quintal I at far right
Born	(1795-05-06)May 6, 1795 Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
Died	November 19, 1872(1872-11-19) (aged 77) Kingston, Norfolk Island
Resting place	Norfolk Island Cemetery
Title	Magistrate of the Pitcairn Islands
Term	1840 - 1841
Predecessor	Edward Quintal
Successor	Fletcher Christian II
Spouses	Catherine McCoy Quintal Mary Christian Quintal
Children	14
Parent(s)	Matthew Quintal Tevarua Quintal

References

1. Henige, David P. (1970). Colonial Governors from the Fifteenth Century to the Present: A Comprehensive List. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-299-05440-3.
2. "Pitcairn Government". library.puc.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-05.