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| name = Arthur Delaval Younghusband<br />
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| birth_date = 30 November 1854<br />
| death_date = 30 August 1931<br />
| nationality = British<br />
| occupation = [[Indian Civil Service|civil servant of the Raj]]<br />
| awards = CSI (1907), CBE (1920)<br />
| spouse = Maud Helen, daughter of Lewis Gordon<br />
| education = Sherborne, Rugby, Clifton and Balliol College, Oxford<br />
| known_for = Commissioner in Sind from 1905 to 1912<br />
| office = Commissioner in Sind<br />
| term_start = 1905<br />
| term_end = 1912<br />
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'''Arthur Delaval Younghusband''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CSI|CBE}} (30 November 1854 – 30 August 1931) was a British [[Indian Civil Service|civil servant of the Raj]].<ref>Behram Sohrab H.J. Rustomji, Karachi 1839-1947 A Short History of the Foundation and Growth of Karachi, in Karachi During the British Era Two Histories of a Modern City, Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2007. Pg 104</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
The second (but eldest surviving) son of Lieutenant-General Robert Romer Younghusband, [[Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath|CB]], who served at Sind (sometime as [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant-General]]), as well as at [[Baluchistan]] and [[Hyderabad]], by his wife Ellen Blayds, daughter of W. S. Benthall, of [[Totnes]], Younghusband was educated at [[Sherborne School|Sherborne]], [[Rugby School|Rugby]], [[Clifton College|Clifton]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford]], before entering the [[Indian Civil Service]] in 1875. He attained the rank of [[Deputy Commissioner (India)|deputy commissioner]] in 1892 and [[Commissioner#British and Commonwealth overseas possessions|commissioner]] in 1897, being awarded the [[Kaisar-i-Hind Medal]] (1st Class) in 1901, and serving as an additional member of the [[Government of Bombay]]'s Council in 1903.<ref>Burke's Landed Gentry 1952, pg 2826, Younghusband pedigree</ref><br />
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==Sind==<br />
He was the Commissioner in Sind from 1905 to 1912.<ref>[http://rulers.org/indprov.html Rulers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Later life==<br />
Having been awarded [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India|CSI]] (1907) and [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes|CBE]] (1920) in recognition of his career, Younghusband died on 30 August 1931 at Priory House, [[Long Bennington]], near [[Grantham]], [[Lincolnshire]], England, aged 76, without issue, but survived by his wife, Maud Helen, daughter of Lewis Gordon, whom he had married in 1892. He was succeeded as head of the family by his nephew, Ralph George Napier Younghusband, son of George William Younghusband.<ref>Burke's Landed Gentry 1952, pg 2826, Younghusband pedigree</ref><br />
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Two of his brothers also had careers in India: George William Younghusband (1856-1897) served with the 34th Regiment, [[2nd Punjab Cavalry]], and Romer Edward Younghusband (1858-1933), [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India|CSI]], a [[barrister]], worked with the Indian Civil Service from 1879, as a Deputy Commissioner (1894), General Secretary to the [[Government of Punjab (Pakistan)|Government of Punjab]] (1899-1900), Commissioner at [[Lahore]], and Member of Council of the Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab (1905–09).<ref>Burke's Landed Gentry 1952, pg 2826, Younghusband pedigree</ref><br />
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Younghusband's first cousins, sons of his father's younger brother Maj.-Gen. John William Younghusband, CSI, were the brothers Maj.-Gen. [[George Younghusband]], Indian Army officer, author, and [[Master of the Jewel Office|Keeper of the Jewel House]] at the [[Tower of London]] and Lt-Col Sir [[Francis Younghusband]], Indian Army officer, administrator and explorer.<ref>Burke's Landed Gentry 1952, pg 2826, Younghusband pedigree</ref><br />
Their uncle was Lt-Gen. [[Charles Younghusband]], an Army officer and meteorologist.<ref>Burke's Landed Gentry 1952, pg 2826, Younghusband pedigree</ref><br />
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| title = [[List of Governors of Sindh|Commissioner in Sind]]<br />
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| years = 1905–1912<br />
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