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Jasper Garnett

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Jasper Garnett
Nominated Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1944–1947
Personal details
Born1889
Fiji
Died23 October 1951 (aged 62)
Suva, Fiji

Jasper Adrian Garnett (1889 – 23 October 1951) was a Fijian farmer. He served as a member of the Legislative Council between 1944 and 1947.

Born in Fiji in 1889,[1] he became a farmer in Tailevu.[2] He chaired the Rewa Co-operative Dairy and was a freemason.[2] In 1944 he was nominated by the Governor to become a member of the Legislative Council, serving until 1947.[2] He died in Suva in October 1951 at the age of 62.[2]

Garnett was married and had three children.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's who, Pacific Publications, 1968, p575
  2. ^ a b c d e J.A. Garnett Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1951, p123