Date of Birth: 17/09/1862
Place of Birth: Cowhythe, Banffshire, Scotland
Date of Death: 23/02/1921
Place of Death: Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Attorney General |
23 Jul 1919 |
12 Apr 1920 |
8 months 21 days |
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| Leader of the House |
12 Jun 1918 |
12 Apr 1920 |
1 year 10 months 1 day |
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| Minister of Justice and Solicitor General |
15 Nov 1916 |
23 Jul 1919 |
2 years 8 months 9 days |
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| Minister of Justice and Solicitor General |
21 Dec 1909 |
20 Oct 1910 |
10 months |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
21 Jul 1908 |
23 Feb 1921 |
12 years 7 months 3 days |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 10 July 1908. |
| Sydney Harbour Collieries (Limited) Bill Committee No.9 |
19 Aug 1903 |
10 Nov 1903 |
2 months 23 days |
Chairman |
| Member for Tamworth |
04 Apr 1903 |
16 Jul 1904 |
1 year 3 months 13 days |
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| Claim by Messrs Maddison and Ewing Contractors Committee No.15 |
02 Aug 1900 |
27 Sep 1900 |
1 month 26 days |
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| Administration of the Military Department Committee No.14 |
26 Jul 1900 |
01 Nov 1900 |
3 months 7 days |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 7 |
14 Jun 1900 |
17 Jul 1900 |
1 month 4 days |
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| Privilege Committee No.11 |
23 Aug 1899 |
30 Aug 1899 |
8 days |
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| Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2 |
18 Jul 1899 |
23 Dec 1899 |
5 months 6 days |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
18 Jul 1899 |
18 Jul 1899 |
1 day |
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| The Lieutenant Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
11 Apr 1899 |
11 Apr 1899 |
1 day |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No. 1 |
17 Aug 1898 |
23 Dec 1898 |
4 months 7 days |
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| Member for Woollahra |
27 Jul 1898 |
11 Jun 1901 |
2 years 10 months 16 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
27 Jul 1898 |
16 Jul 1904 |
5 years 11 months 20 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (Barrister). Educated at Fordyce Academy, Aberdeen, University of Aberdeen (M.A 1882), University of Edinburgh (LL.B 1886). Arrived in Australia in 1887. Student at law admitted to the Bar on 30 November 1888. Founder and elected member of the Council of the Bar of New South Wales. Procurator of New South Wales Presbyterian Church from 1894 and of Presbyterian Church of Australia from 1901. Lecturer on ecclesiastical law and procedure at St Andrews College, University of Sydney. Member of the College Council from 1898 until 1920; Fellow of the Senate University of Sydney 1915 until 1921. Director of Sydney Hospital 1910 - 1921. On the Executive of the Universal Service League 1915 until 1916. Member of the Australia Club. Active in Highland Society of New South Wales.
Honours Received
Appointed King's Counsel (KC) in 1910
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Robert Garland, farmer, and Isabella Whyte. Married Isobel Chisholm on 21 December 1896 at Sydney and had issue, 1 daughter. Presbyterian.
Additional Information
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8.
Personal papers in the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales: John
Garland - papers, 1878 - 1949 (MLMSS 3946)
