Arthur Herbert Young | |
Office: | Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn |
Term1: | 1907 |
Predecessor1: | James Russell McCoy |
Successor1: | William Alfred Young |
Term2: | 1930–1931 |
Predecessor2: | Richard Edgar Christian |
Successor2: | Edgar Allen Christian |
Term3: | 1939 |
Predecessor3: | Richard Edgar Christian |
Successor3: | Richard Edgar Christian |
Term4: | 1941 |
Predecessor4: | David Young |
Successor4: | Frederick Martin Christian |
Birth Date: | 4 July 1873 |
Birth Place: | Pitcairn Island |
Death Place: | Pitcairn Island |
Arthur Herbert Young (4 July 1873 – 1 July 1943) was a Pitcairn Islander. He served as Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn in four spells between 1907 and 1941.
Young was born on Pitcairn Island on 4 July 1873, the thirteenth and final child of Simon Young and Mary Buffett Christian.[1] [2] [3] He married Adella Schmidt after meeting her in the Gambier Islands, and the couple had six children.[2]
In 1897 he was elected to the Island Council for part of the year. In 1900 he served as one of the two judges, and in 1904 he was a member of the Internal Committee. In 1907 he was appointed Chief Magistrate for the first time. The following year he served as a member of the External Committee, and in 1910 he was a member of the Internal Committee. He served as one of the two Assessors and on the Internal Committee in 1912. In 1922 he was Chairman of the Committee.[4]
In 1930 he was appointed Chief Magistrate for a second time, serving for two years. He held the office again in 1939 and 1941, also serving as Assessor in 1938.[4]
He died on Pitcairn on 1 July 1943.[5]