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
Born1889
Fiji
Died23 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

  1. Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's who, Pacific Publications, 1968, p575
  2. J.A. Garnett Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1951, p123
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