George Garland (1753 – 28 December 1825) of Purbeck, Dorset was an English politician and merchant involved in the

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fishery.

Life and work

He was born in

East Lulworth East Lulworth is a village and civil parish nine miles east of Dorchester, near Lulworth Cove, in the county of Dorset, South West England. It consists of 17th-century thatched cottages. The village is now dominated by the barracks of the Royal ...

, Dorset, the son of a yeoman farmer. In 1779, Garland married Amy Lester, the daughter of

Benjamin Lester Benjamin Lester (13 July 1724 – 25 January 1802) was a British politician and merchant involved in the Newfoundland fishery. He was born in Poole, England, the son of Rachell Taverner and Francis Lester, who was a merchant and also served as m ...

, who was involved in the fish trade, and became the manager for Lester's counting house in

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. After his father-in-law's death in 1802, Garland took over the operation of the business. Following the death of Lester's son John in 1805, the company was named George Garland and Sons. His sons

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and George were sent to Trinity to look after the operation of the fishery. Garland served as mayor of Poole in 1788 and 1810 and was the Member of Parliament for

from 1801 to 1806. He was High Sheriff of Dorset for 1824/25. He passed control of the business to his sons in 1822 but remained involved until his death in 1825. He and his wife had 8 sons and 3 daughters. His eldest son Benjamin Lester took the name

Benjamin Lester Lester Benjamin Lester Lester (1779 – 1838) was a British politician. Lester was born in Poole and worked as a merchant, in the shipping trade with Newfoundland. He stood in an 1809 by-election in Poole, and won the seat as a Whig. He supported ...

to comply with the terms of his grandfather's will; he served in the British House of Commons but took no interest in the Newfoundland fishery.

References

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* * Biography of George Jr.
Restoration of Lester-Garland House
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garland, George 1753 births 1825 deaths People from Purbeck District Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 High Sheriffs of Dorset UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 Mayors of Poole