Henry Garde

Henry Croker Garde (9 February 1855 – 9 August 1932) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography Garde was born in Cloyne, County Cork, the son of Thomas William Garde, who was the Church of England Rector in Cloyne, and his wife Sophia (née Colles). He was educated at Midleton College

After having been a ship's doctor for some time, he arrived in Maryborough, Queensland around 1879 and set up a private practice. In 1884 he was appointed the resident surgeon at the Maryborough General Hospital, remaining there until 1902. In 1911 he was once again appointed as the resident surgeon at the Maryborough General Hospital but took a leave of absence at the outbreak of World War I and joined the army. He was sent to Egypt with the rank of major and also served on hospital ships at Gallipoli. He returned to Maryborough in 1916 and resumed his post at the hospital before again resigning to once more go into private practice in 1918. He remained in the practice until ill-health forced his retirement from active work a few months before his death. in Maryborough and together had a son and four daughters. to the Maryborough Cemetery.

Public career Garde, representing the Ministerialists, won the by-election held in 1902 for the seat of Maryborough in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The by-election was brought about by the death of Charles Barton who had died before taking his seat in parliament. Garde only represented the electorate for two years, being defeated at the 1904 state election by the Labour pairing of William Mitchell and John Norman.