About James Thompson Garrow
Lived 1843 – 1916 (aged 73). James Thompson Garrow was a Canadian politician.
James Thompson Garrow, (March 11, 1843 – August 31, 1916) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Huron West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1890 to 1902.
He was born in Chippawa, Welland County, Canada West in 1843, the son of Edward Garrow, a Scottish immigrant. He studied law, was called to the bar in 1868, entered practice in Goderich with Malcolm Colin Cameron and was named Queen's Counsel in 1885. In 1872, he married Mary Balfour Fletcher. Garrow served as reeve of Goderich from 1874 to 1880 and served one year as warden for Huron County. He died in 1916.
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Canadian politician (1843–1916)
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James Thompson Garrow was born on 11 March 1843 in Chippawa.
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James Thompson Garrow died on 31 August 1916 in Toronto.
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