The Honourable Sir James Francis Garrick KCMG QC |
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13th Treasurer of Queensland | |
In office 13 November 1883 – 31 December 1883 |
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Preceded by | Archibald Archer |
Succeeded by | James Dickson |
Constituency | Queensland Legislative Council |
Member of the Queensland Assembly for East Moreton |
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In office 1 July 1867 – 28 September 1868 Serving with Arthur Francis |
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Preceded by | Robert Cribb |
Succeeded by | John Douglas |
In office 10 May 1877 – 19 November 1878 |
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Preceded by | William Fryar |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
Member of the Queensland Assembly for Moreton |
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In office 19 November 1878 – 13 November 1883 |
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Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | Thomas Macdonald-Paterson |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 13 November 1869 – 8 December 1870 |
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In office 13 November 1883 – 28 August 1894 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Sydney, Australia |
10 January 1836
Died | 12 January 1907 London, England |
(aged 71)
Spouse(s) | Catherine Cadell |
Relations |
Francis James Garrick (brother) Joseph Garrick (brother) |
Alma mater | Sydney College |
Occupation | Barrister, Agent-General, Judge, Solicitor |
Sir James Francis Garrick KCMG QC, (10 January 1836 – 12 January 1907) was a politician and agent-general from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In his later years, he lived in London.
Garrick was the second oldest of ten children of James Francis Garrick (b. 1803 in Deptford, Kent, England; d. 1874 in Sydney) and Catherine Eliza Garrick (née Branson, b. 1811 in Gibraltar; d. 1900 in Woollahra, Australia). His parents were married on 10 June 1832 in St Martin-in-the-Fields, Surrey, England. They subsequently emigrated to Sydney to manage a flour milling business.
Garrick was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 10 January 1836. He was educated at Sydney College. He married Catherine Garrick (née Cadell) on 3 January 1865.
Both Garrick and his older brother Francis James (born 1833) were sent to Sydney solicitors to learn the legal trade. The younger brother was admitted to the New South Wales' bar in 1860.
James Francis moved to Brisbane in 1861 where only four attorneys were in practice at that time, whilst Francis James emigrated to New Zealand in February 1864.
Soon after his appointment to the Queensland Legislative Council in 1869, he went to London, where he continued with legal studies and work, and was admitted to the bar in 1873. He returned to Brisbane in 1874, where he was also admitted to the bar. He worked as a crown prosecutor in various districts and was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1882.
Garrick was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland (lower house) for the 1867–68 period, representing the East Moreton electorate. In November 1869, he was then appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council (upper house). He went to London soon after, though, and his seat was declared vacant in December 1870 after him missing two sessions.