# Arthur Simpson — The Iron Heel character guide

> Arthur Simpson in The Iron Heel by Jack London.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Simpson

**First appearance:** 0007-v-the-philomaths

## Who they are

A socialist comrade and associate of Ernest.

## In the story

### [XVII: The Scarlet Livery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xvii-the-scarlet-livery)

Arrested while ill with typhoid fever in his hotel.

### [A Lost Oligarch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xx-a-lost-oligarch)

Mentioned as the one comrade Congressman not rescued; died in Cabanas after torture.

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