George Charles Garnier

George Charles Garnier
Garnier with his dog
Born(1739-10-19)19 October 1739
Westminster, England
Died (aged 79)
EducationEton College
OccupationApothecary
OfficeHigh Sheriff of Hampshire
Spouse
Margaret Miller
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(m. 1766)​
Children9, including Thomas

George Charles Garnier (19 October 1739 – October 1819) was an English apothecary who was Apothecary General to the British Army and High Sheriff of Hampshire.

Biography

Garnier was born on 19 October 1739 in Westminster, the son of George Garnier and Frances Hopkins.[1][2] He was educated at Eton.[3]

Garnier succeeded his father as Apothecary General to the Army.[2] He married Margaret Miller in May 1766; they had six sons and three daughters, including Thomas Garnier the Elder.[2][3] In 1766, he became High Sheriff of Hampshire.[4]

Garnier died in October 1819 in Wickham, Hampshire, aged 79.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "George Charles Garnier". Swetenham Family Tree. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Garnier, Arthur Edmund (1900). The Chronicles of the Garniers of Hampshire During Four Centuries. Norwich: Jarrold & Sons. pp. 24–26.
  3. 1 2 Baird, Rosemary (2017). "From charitable apothecary to country squire: The Garniers at Rookesbury, Hampshire" (PDF). The Georgian Group Journal. XXV: 213–236.
  4. ↑ "History". Rookesbury Park. Retrieved 9 March 2024.