Peter McArthurPeter Gilchrist McArthur, born on March 10, 1866, in Ekfrid Township, Canada West, was a Canadian writer, poet, and farmer. He was the son of Peter McArthur and Catherine McLennan, both of whom hailed from Scotland. McArthur was educated at the colleiate and model school in Strathroy and later attended the University of Toronto. After leaving university in 1889, he worked as a reporter for the Toronto Daily Mail and then moved to New York City the following year. He became the editor of Truth from 1895 to 1897 and contributed to various publications, including poems, articles, and humor pieces. In 1902, McArthur moved to London, England, where he wrote for Punch, Review of Reviews, and The Daily Paper. He published To be taken with salt: being an essay on teaching one's grandmother to suck eggs in 1903. He later returned to Ontario in 1908, where he farmed and contributed to local publications, eventually publishing works such as In Pastures Green and The Red Cow and Her Friends. McArthur passed away on October 28, 1924, in London, Ontario, after undergoing surgery at the age of 58. Read More Read Less