Robert Page Arnot

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
Born(1890-12-15)15 December 1890
Greenock
Died18 May 1986(1986-05-18) (aged 95)
NationalityBritish
Other namesRobin
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
EducationGlasgow University
Known forFounding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
Conscientious objector
Notable workLabour Monthly (co-founder).
Criminal chargesRefusing conscription – Conscientious objector (1917).
Mutiny – charged under the Incitement to Mutiny Act 1797 (1925).
Criminal penaltyRefusing conscription – forced labour (1917-1919).
Attempted mutiny – 6 months prison (1925-1926).
SpouseViolet (wife)
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