James A. Youl
| James A. Youl | |||||||
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| Born | 1811 | ||||||
| Died | 1904 | ||||||
| Residence | Waratah House, Clapham Park | ||||||
| Occupation | business | ||||||
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He married the widow of William Robinson of Caldecot House, Clapham Park qv
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Sir James Arndell Youl (28 December 1811 – 5 June 1904) was an Australian business agent, grazier and pisciculturist.
In 1854 Youl and his wife left to live in England at Clapham Park, Surrey. There he undertook many services for the colony over some fifty years. He visited Tasmania in 1860 and next year the government appointed him their accredited agent in London without salary. A commissioner for the 1862 London International Exhibition, he reported on the display of Tasmanian timbers overseas and on remedial measures to overcome prejudice against their use (especially for ship-building). For seven years he was honorary secretary and treasurer of the Australian Association which persuaded the British government to improve mail services to Australia and to accept Australian sovereigns as legal tender in Britain. In 1868 he was a founder and vice-president of the Colonial Society (Royal Colonial Institute), London, and from February to October 1888 acted as agent-general for Tasmania.