William Garfit
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William Garfit was an English banker and Conservative Party
politician from the town of Boston
in Lincolnshire
. He held several local offices in Lincolnshire, and sat in the House of Commons from 1895 to 1906.
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he graduated with a B.A.
degree in 1862.
He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant
of Lincolnshire in 1891, was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
in 1892, and was also a Justice of the Peace
(J.P) in Lincolnshire. He served as a Captain (land) in the 2nd Lincoln Rifle Volunteers from 1874 to 1881.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
(MP) for the borough of Boston
at the 1895 general election
, defeating the sitting Liberal Party
MP Sir William James Ingram, Bt
. He was re-elected in 1900
, but was defeated at the 1906 general election
by the Liberal George Henry Faber
.
In July 1911 he was appointed as a member of the new advisory committee on the selection of Justices in the Parts of Holland
.
.
They lived at Chesham Place in London, and West Shirbeck House in Boston.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician from the town of Boston
Boston, Lincolnshire
Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district and had a total population of 55,750 at the 2001 census...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
. He held several local offices in Lincolnshire, and sat in the House of Commons from 1895 to 1906.
Early life
He was the eldest son of William Garfit from Boston and his wife Jane, the daughter of J. Hassard Short of Horncastle. He was educated at HarrowHarrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he graduated with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in 1862.
Career
Garfit became a banker, rising to the post of director of the Capital and Counties Bank by 1895, vice-chairman in 1899 and chairman by 1916.He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Lincolnshire in 1891, was High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire
This is a list of High Sheriffs of Lincolnshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred...
in 1892, and was also a Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
(J.P) in Lincolnshire. He served as a Captain (land) in the 2nd Lincoln Rifle Volunteers from 1874 to 1881.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the borough of Boston
Boston (UK Parliament constituency)
Boston was a parliamentary borough in Lincolnshire, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1547 until 1885, and then one member from 1885 until 1918, when the constituency was abolished.-History:...
at the 1895 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1895
The United Kingdom general election of 1895 was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery...
, defeating the sitting Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
MP Sir William James Ingram, Bt
Sir William Ingram, 1st Baronet
Sir William James Ingram, 1st Baronet was Managing Director of The Illustrated London News and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1878 and 1895....
. He was re-elected in 1900
United Kingdom general election, 1900
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, but was defeated at the 1906 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
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by the Liberal George Henry Faber
George Henry Faber
George Henry Faber was a British insurance underwriter and a Liberal Party politician.Faber was born in Camberwell, and became a member of Willis, Faber and Company, of Cornhill, underwriters specialising in marine insurance...
.
In July 1911 he was appointed as a member of the new advisory committee on the selection of Justices in the Parts of Holland
Holland, Lincolnshire
Holland is an area of south-east Lincolnshire, England. The name is still recognised locally and survives in the district of South Holland.-Administration:...
.
Personal life
In 1868 Garfit married Mary Krause, the daughter of Connolly Norman from DerryDerry
Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. The name Derry is an anglicisation of the Irish name Doire or Doire Cholmcille meaning "oak-wood of Colmcille"...
.
They lived at Chesham Place in London, and West Shirbeck House in Boston.