Career
Historian Carl Chinn argues that he:
Throughout his life, Garbett played a prominent part in local politics and affairs, including police proposals and the development of Birmingham"s canals. During the Birmingham riots of 1791, it was at his house in Newhall Street that the town and country gentry held their emergency meetings His political lobbying in general, and correspondence with Shelburne in particular, make him a significant figure in national politics.