John Carpenter Garnier

John Carpenter Garnier (28 February 1839 – 5 October 1926) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1873 to 1884.

Carpenter Garnier, born Carpenter, was the son of John Carpenter of Mount Tavy, Tavistock, Devon and his wife Lucy Garnier, daughter of Rev. William Garnier. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1864 he assumed the name Garnier on inheriting the Rookesbury Park estates of his uncle near Fareham in Hampshire. He was a JP for Hampshire, and a JP and Deputy Lieutenant for Devon.[1]

Carpentier Garnier stood for parliament unsuccessfully at South Hampshire in 1868. In 1873 he was elected Member of Parliament for South Devon. He held the seat until 1884.[2]

In his younger years he was a first-class cricketer, playing one match each for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Oxford University.[3]

Carpenter Garnier died at the age of 87 at Fareham.

References

  1. ↑ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
  2. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 2)
  3. ↑ "Player Profile: John Carpenter-Garnier". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Samuel Trehawke Kekewich
Sir Massey Lopes, Bt		 Member of Parliament for South Devon
1873 – 1884
With: Sir Massey Lopes, Bt		 Succeeded by
John Tremayne
Sir Massey Lopes, Bt


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