Background
He was born at Cowhythe in Banffshire to farmer Robert Garland and Isabella Whyte.
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John Garland
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Education
He attended Fordyce Academy in Aberdeen and graduated with a Master of Arts from the University of Aberdeen in 1882.
Career
In 1886 he received a Bachelor of Law from the University of Edinburgh, and in 1887 migrated to Australia, where he was called to the Bar in 1888. In 1898 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Woollahra. Defeated again in 1904, he ran unsuccessfully for Phillip in 1907 before he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1908.
In 1909 he was appointed Minister for Justice and Solicitor-General, serving until 1910 when Labor assumed office.
Appointed King"s Counsel in 1910, he resumed those portfolios in 1916, becoming Leader of the House in 1918 and Attorney-General in 1919. Garland died at Bellevue Hill in 1921.
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Nationality
Scottish