The Hon. John GARLAND (1862 - 1921)

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

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament	Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	27 Jul 1898	16 Jul 1904	5yr(s) 11mth(s) 20day(s)
Member of the NSW Legislative Council	21 Jul 1908	23 Feb 1921	12yr(s) 7mth(s) 3day(s)		Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 10 July 1908.
Member for Woollahra	27 Jul 1898	11 Jun 1901	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s)	18th (1898 - 1901)
Member for Tamworth	4 Apr 1903	16 Jul 1904	1yr(s) 3mth(s) 13day(s)	19th (1901 - 1904)
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General	21 Dec 1909	20 Oct 1910	9mth(s) 30day(s)
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General	15 Nov 1916	23 Jul 1919	2yr(s) 8mth(s) 9day(s)
Leader of the House	12 Jun 1918	12 Apr 1920	1yr(s) 10mth(s) 1day(s)
Attorney General	23 Jul 1919	12 Apr 1920	8mth(s) 21day(s)
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No. 1	17 Aug 1898	23 Dec 1898	4mths 7days	18th (1898 - 1901)
The Lieutenant Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1	11 Apr 1899	11 Apr 1899	1day	18th (1898 - 1901)
The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1	18 Jul 1899	18 Jul 1899	1day	18th (1898 - 1901)
Elections and Qualifications Committee No.2	18 Jul 1899	23 Dec 1899	5mths 6days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Privilege Committee No.11	23 Aug 1899	30 Aug 1899	8days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Elections and Qualifications Committee No. 7	14 Jun 1900	17 Jul 1900	1mth 4days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Administration of the Military Department Committee No.14	26 Jul 1900	1 Nov 1900	3mths 7days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Claim by Messrs Maddison and Ewing Contractors Committee No.15	2 Aug 1900	27 Sep 1900	1mth 26days	18th (1898 - 1901)
Sydney Harbour Collieries (Limited) Bill Committee No.9	19 Aug 1903	10 Nov 1903	2mths 23days	19th (1901 - 1904)	Chairman

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

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)

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