Jasper Garnett
Jasper Adrian Garnett (1889 – 23 October 1951) was a Fijian farmer. He served as a member of the Legislative Council between 1944 and 1947.
Jasper Garnett | |
|---|---|
| Nominated Member of the Legislative Council | |
| In office 1944–1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1889 Fiji |
| Died | 23 October 1951 (aged 62) Suva, Fiji |
Born in Fiji in 1889,[1] he became a farmer in Tailevu.[2] He chaired the Rewa Co-operative Dairy and was a freemason.[2] In 1944 he was nominated by the Governor to become a member of the Legislative Council, serving until 1947.[2] He died in Suva in October 1951 at the age of 62.[2]
Garnett was married and had three children.[2]
References
- Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's who, Pacific Publications, 1968, p575
- J.A. Garnett Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1951, p123
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