Died 23 May 1871 | ||
Arthur Martin A'Beckett (1812 – 23 May 1871) was an English-born Australian surgeon and politician.
He was born in London to solicitor William A'Beckett and Sarah Abbott. He attended London University and qualified as a medical practitioner. From 1835 to 1837 he was staff surgeon to the British Legion in Spain, where he received several Spanish decorations. In 1838 he married Emma Louise Elwin, with whom he had ten children. He migrated to New South Wales in 1838, and practised as a successful surgeon. From 1856 to 1860 he was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. His brother Sir William A'Beckett was Chief Justice of Victoria, while his son William Channing A'Beckett later served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He died in Sydney in 1871.