Du Bois Agett

Du Bois Agett (1796 – 25 December 1866) was a British businessman who became an early settler of Western Australia, arriving in 1830.

Before arriving in Western Australia, Agett was a member of the London Stock Exchange.

[1] On 13 February 1830,[3] the family with several servants arrived in the Swan River Colony via Cape Town onboard the Egyptian.

[2] Agett then received land grants on the Swan and Avon Rivers, with him living in the town of York between June and July 1832.

However, his farming and business ventures in Western Australia failed and he was obliged to become a clerk in the Customs Department.