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Garrioch
Garrioch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Garrioch (1848–1934), Canadian Anglican priest and author *Henry Garrioch Sir (William) Henry Garrioch (4 May 1916 – 18 February 2008) was the acting governor-general of Mauritius from 31 October 1977 until 23 March 1978. Legal career Garrioch joined the Colonial Service in 1936 and was subsequently appointed a Fi ... (1916–2008), Acting Governor-General of Mauritius * William Garrioch (1828–1916), Canadian farmer and politician {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Garrioch
Sir (William) Henry Garrioch (4 May 1916 – 18 February 2008) was the acting governor-general of Mauritius from 31 October 1977 until 23 March 1978. Legal career Garrioch joined the Colonial Service in 1936 and was subsequently appointed a First Grade Clerk in 1946, when he was picked to be a judge's secretary. He became the secretary of Justice Georges Espitalier-Noël, who was able to persuade Chief Justice Sir Francis Herchenroder that Garrioch should be encouraged to embrace a legal career. Garrioch took the advice and won the Colonial Scholarship enabling him to complete his studies in law in the United Kingdom. He was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn and to the Mauritian Bar in 1952. On his return to Mauritius, Garrioch was immediately appointed to the post of Crown Counsel, at a time in the 1950s when it was the Chief Justice who advised the Governor on the appointment of Law Officers and District Magistrates. The established practice at that time was that members of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Garrioch
Alfred Campbell Garrioch (February 14, 1848 – December 2, 1934) was an Anglican priest and author who lived in Manitoba, Canada. He was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1848. In 1866 he married Agnes Bertha Crabbe and together they raised 12 children. He studied theology at St. John's College in 1869. He was ordained as an Anglican priest serving in Peace River in Manitoba. In 1885, while working in England he translated several books into the Beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ... language as well as creating an English-Beaver and Cree dictionary. He also wrote some autobiographical works, including ''First Furrows'' in 1923 and ''The Correction Line'' in 1933. He died in Winnipeg in 1934. Works * ''First Furrows'', (1923) * ''The Far And Furry North'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |