Sir James Henry Yoxall (15 July 1857 – 2 February 1925) was a British

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politician and trade unionist. He was the

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(MP) for Nottingham West from 1895 to 1918. He was General Secretary of the

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from 1892 to 1924. He was knighted in 1909.

Background

Yoxall was the eldest son of Henry Houghton Yoxall and Elizabeth Smallwood of

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. He was educated at the Wesleyan School,

and Westminster Training College. In 1886, he married Elizabeth Coles. The couple had one son,

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, and two daughters.

Professional career

Yoxall qualified as a certificated teacher at Westminster Training College in 1878. He was President of the

in 1891 before taking over as General Secretary. He served as Royal Commissioner on Secondary Education from 1894–95. He was also the Editor of ''The Schoolmaster'' from 1909 to 1924, and was a Member of the Committee on Modern Language Teaching from 1916 to 1918. He was awarded with an Honorary MA by the

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in 1899 and an Honorary MA by

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in 1907. He was also an Officier d’Académie, France.

Political career

Yoxall was Liberal candidate for the Bassetlaw Division of Nottinghamshire at the 1892 General Election. He was Liberal candidate for the Nottingham West at the 1895 General Election, when he gained the seat from the Unionists. He was returned at a further four general elections. In 1918 he retired from parliament just before the General Election.''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918'', Craig, F. W. S. He served as a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoxall, James Henry 1857 births 1925 deaths UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 UK MPs 1906–1910 UK MPs 1910 UK MPs 1910–1918 Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies General Secretaries of the National Union of Teachers National Union of Teachers-sponsored MPs Politicians from Nottingham Place of birth missing Presidents of the National Union of Teachers Schoolteachers from Nottinghamshire