Arthur Campbell Garden

Garden was first elected as a councillor in Barrie's 1893 election,[4] and later returned to be elected alderman in 1906.[5] He was subsequently acclaimed in the next four elections, as Deputy-Reeve in 1907[6] and as Reeve in 1908–1910,[3] thus becoming involved in Simcoe County politics. The Barrie Examiner noted in 1910 that "his name has been mentioned in connection with the nomination for the Legislature."[3] During his time on County Council, he was chairman of the committee that was responsible for the publication of a history of the county.[3][lower-alpha 2]

In 1910, he was named Warden of Simcoe County, but the Northern Advance noted that "It was the most strenuous contest seen in years." It took eight ballots for him to finally win.[7]

After 1910, he was transferred to Hamilton to become a manager at National Drug & Chemical, as Dominion Drug was now known as.[2]

In both Barrie and Hamilton, Garden was a Conservative who was actively involved in provincial politics.[3] He would be elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1923 election, but declined to seek reelection in 1926 because of ill health.[2]

He died in Hamilton in May 1927.[2][8]