John Carpenter Garnier

Who was John Carpenter Garnier?

John Carpenter Garnier was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1873 to 1884.

Carpenter Garnier, born Carpenter, was the son of John Carpenter of Mount Tavy, Tavistock, Devon and his wife Lucy Garnier, daughter of Rev. William Garnier. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1864 he assumed the name Garnier on inheriting the Rookesbury Park estates of his uncle near Fareham in Hampshire. He was a JP for Hampshire, and a JP and Deputy Lieutenant for Devon.

Carpentier Garnier stood for parliament unsuccessfully at South Hampshire in 1868. In 1873 he was elected Member of Parliament for South Devon. He held the seat until 1884.

In his younger years he was a first-class cricketer, playing one match each for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Oxford University.

Carpenter Garnier died at the age of 87 at Fareham.