Researching William Garth
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 664 people with the Garth surname? In that year Garth was ranked number 2916 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Garth on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Garth and the Garth Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 647 people with the Garth surname in the UK? Garth is now ranked number 3430 for popularity in the UK. |
Garth Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called William Garth
William Willis Garth
William Willis Garth (October 28, 1828 – February 25, 1912) was an American politician. He served as a representative of the Alabama's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives between March 4, 1877, and March 3, 1879.
Garth was born on October 28, 1828, in Morgan County, Alabama. He pursued classical studies at Lagrange, Virginia and at Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, and studied law at the University of Virginia. He was admitted to the Alabama bar and practiced law at Huntsville, Alabama. During the Civil War, he served as a lieutenant colonel on the staff of General James Longstreet in the Confederate Army.
Garth was elected in 1876 as a Democratic representative to the 45th Congress, but was defeated for reelection in 1878. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Huntsville, Alabama on February 25, 1912. He was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville.
Source: William Willis Garth, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Garth (barrister)
Sir William Garth KC (26 August 1854 – 20 February 1923 London) was an English bibliophile, lawyer and administrator in Calcutta and notable friend and collector of the works of Rudyard Kipling.
Son of Sir Richard Garth, William Garth was educated at Eton and at Merton College, Oxford, graduating BA in 1876. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1877, was an advocate of the High Court, Calcutta from 1885 to 1913, and was appointed King's Counsel in 1919. He was knighted in 1914.
On his death his valuable collection of books was sold by Sotheby's. His scrap book of items and articles relating to Kipling is held in the Kipling Collection at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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