Sir James Arndell Youl (1811–1904) was a Tasmanian colonist from

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He was the eldest son of John Youl, and inherited Symmons Plains. He became a noted pastoralist, best known for introducing

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to Australia, and was created a Justice of the Peace in 1837. Youl moved to England in 1854 with his wife Eliza (née Cox), where he lived in Chapham Park,

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. In 1861 he was appointed the unpaid official representative of Tasmania in London. He was a Commissioner for Australia at the

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. For many years he was honorary secretary and treasurer of the Australian Association and in 1868 he became a founding member and Vice President of the

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(now Royal Commonwealth Society). He became acting Agent General for Tasmania during 1888. He was made a Companion of the

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in the 1874 Birthday Honours and promoted to Knight in 1891. Youl was a director of the

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for some years. He died in 1904, aged 95.

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Australian farmers Australian people of English descent 1811 births 1904 deaths Burials at West Norwood Cemetery James Arndell Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George {{Australia-bio-stub

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