George Garrett or Garrard (1579 – after 1650) was an English Member of Parliament. He was a younger son of Sir William Garrard of

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, Buckinghamshire and Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Rowe, Lord Mayor of London 1568–69. He was educated at Merton College, Oxford, from 1594, graduating BA in 1597 and MA in 1603. He was a friend of the queen's lady in waiting Cecily Bulstrode and when she died in August 1609 he asked

Ben Jonson Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for t ...

to write an epitaph. He was a

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extraordinary to Prince Henry in 1610–12. He was in the employ of

William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, (28 March 1591 – 3 December 1668), known as Viscount Cranborne from 1605 to 1612, was an English peer, nobleman, and politician. Early years, 1591–1612 Cecil was the son of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of ...

from 1614 to 1672. In January 1618 he acted with other courtiers at

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led by Sir

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in an interlude featuring "Tom of Bedlam the Tinker" intended to amuse King James who was suffering from gout. The cast included: Thomas Dutton, Thomas Badger, George Goring, Thomas Tyringham,

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, Robert Yaxley,

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, and Arthur Lake. The King was displeased by the play, especially the lyrics sung by Finet, and John Chamberlain was surprised that "none had the judgement to see how unfit it was to bring such beastly gear in public before a prince."John Nichols, ''Progresses of James the First'', vol. 3 (London, 1828), p. 465. In 1621 he was elected Member of Parliament for

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in a by-election after the death of his uncle, Sir Thomas Gerard, 1st Baronet. In 1624 he represented Newtown (IOW) and was then elected for Preston in 1626 and 1628. In April 1640, he was elected for Hindon in the Short Parliament. He was ordained in 1635 and became Master of the London Charterhouse from 1638 to 1650. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas Swallow of Saffron Walden, Essex, with whom he had one son, George.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrett, George 1579 births Year of death missing English MPs 1621–1622 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1628–1629 English MPs 1640 (April) Alumni of Merton College, Oxford