Sir James Francis Garrick, , (10 January 1836 – 12 January 1907), was a politician and agent-general from

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, Queensland, Australia. In his later years, he lived in London.

Early years

Garrick was the second oldest of ten children of James Francis Garrick (b. 1803 in

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, Kent, England; d. 1874 in Sydney) and Catherine Eliza Garrick (''née'' Branson, b. 1811 in

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; d. 1900 in

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, Australia). His parents were married on 10 June 1832 in

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, Surrey, England. They subsequently emigrated to Sydney to manage a flour milling business. Garrick was born in Sydney,

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, on 10 January 1836. He was educated at Sydney College. He married Catherine Garrick (''née'' Cadell) on 3 January 1865.

Legal career

Both Garrick and his older brother

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(born 1833) were sent to Sydney solicitors to learn the legal trade. The younger brother was admitted to the New South Wales' bar in 1860. James Francis moved to

in 1861 where only four attorneys were in practice at that time, whilst Francis James emigrated to New Zealand in February 1864. Soon after his appointment to the

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in 1869, he went to London, where he continued with legal studies and work, and was admitted to the bar in 1873. He returned to Brisbane in 1874, where he was also admitted to the bar. He worked as a crown prosecutor in various districts and was appointed

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(QC) in 1882.

Political career

Garrick was elected to the

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(lower house) for the 1867–68 period, representing the East Moreton electorate. In November 1869, he was then appointed to the

(upper house). He went to London soon after, though, and his seat was declared vacant in December 1870 after him missing two sessions. He represented East Moreton again in 1877–1878, and after East Moreton was abolished, represented

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1878–1883. He was appointed

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in the Douglas ministry for a short period before the premiership went to

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in January 1879. He was an important member of the opposition led by

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. When Griffith took over the premiership in 1883, Garrick was appointed colonial treasurer for a brief period, before taking on the role as postmaster-general, a role that he held until 24 June 1884. Garrick was also appointed again to the Legislative Council, a role that he held from Nov 1883 to August 1894, but for most of the time he was actually in London. In June 1884, Garrick was appointed as the 5th agent-general for immigration in London. He held this post, with some interruption from 1888 to 1890, until 1895. He was successful of sending many immigrants to Queensland; in his first term, he averaged 10,000 per year.

Later life and commemoration

Garrick remained in London until his death on 12 January 1907. He was survived by his wife and three children; Katherine Cecie Garrick, James Cadell Garrick and Francis Cadell Garrick. Garrick was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1885, and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 1886. Garrick's daughter Katherine endowed through her November 1916 will the James Francis Garrick chair of law at the

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in the memory of her father. The university's senate decided in 1923 on a chair in law, in the faculty of arts, to be called the "James Francis Garrick Professorship of Law". The chair is still in use at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garrick, James Francis 1836 births 1907 deaths Politicians from Sydney Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George People educated at Sydney Grammar School Treasurers of Queensland Attorneys-General of Queensland Colony of Queensland people 19th-century Australian politicians Australian King's Counsel