James Garvan
James Patrick Garvan (2 May 1843 – 20 November 1896)[1] was an Australian politician, Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales in 1889.
Life
Garvan was born in Cappagh, County Limerick, Ireland, son of Denis Bourke Garvan and Anne, née Culhane.[1] Garvan founded the North Shore Steam Ferry Co. Ltd., the City Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Ltd and the City Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd.[2] He represented Eden in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[3] He was Minister of Justice in the Jennings ministry from February 1886 to January 1887, and Colonial Treasurer in the second Dibbs ministry from January to March 1889.[3][4]
Death
Garvan died at North Sydney on 20 November 1896(1896-11-20) (aged 53).[5][6]
His son John Garvan was the inaugural chairman of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.[7]
After his death, Garvan's daughter Helen Mills donated £100,000 towards the establishment of a medical research institute, which she requested be named the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in her father's honour.[8]
References
- ^ a b "James Patrick Garvan". New South Wales Government. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Nairn, Bede. "Garvan, James Patrick (1843–1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ a b Mennell, Philip (1892). "Garvan, Hon. James Patrick" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Mr James Patrick Garvan (1843-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "The Late Mr. J. P. Garvan". Australian Town and Country Journal. 28 November 1896. p. 20. Retrieved 2 July 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Late Mr. J. P. Garvan". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. 28 November 1896. p. 1144. Retrieved 2 July 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Nairn, Bede (1981). "Garvan, Sir John Joseph (1873–1927)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 8.
- ^ "History". Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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Preceded by Louis Heydon | Minister of Justice 1886 – 1887 | Succeeded by William Clarke |
Preceded by Patrick Jennings | Colonial Treasurer January – March 1889 | Succeeded by William McMillan |
New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
Preceded by Henry Clarke | Member for Eden 1880–1894 With: Henry Clarke | District abolished |
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