About John Henry Garstin
Lived 1838 – 1903 (aged 64–65). John Henry Garstin was a civil servant.
John Henry Garstin (1838 – 15 April 1903) was a British civil servant and administrator who acted as the Governor of Madras from 1 December 1890 to 23 January 1891.
Biography
Garstin was born in 1838, the son of General Edward Garstin. He was educated at Haileybury before entering the Madras Civil Service in 1857.
Garstin was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council and served from 9 January 1889 to 9 January 1894. When the tenure of Lord Connemara came to an end, Garstin acted as the Governor of Madras for a short period till the appointment of Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock.
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British Indian Civil servant
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John Henry Garstin died on 15 April 1903 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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