Background
He was son of John Garth Member of Parliament and Rebecca, the daughter of John Brompton and granddaughter of Sir Richard Raynsford, Lord Chief Justice of the King"s Bench.
He was son of John Garth Member of Parliament and Rebecca, the daughter of John Brompton and granddaughter of Sir Richard Raynsford, Lord Chief Justice of the King"s Bench.
Garth served as second-in-command to William Tryon, during the attack on New Haven, Connecticut, in the summer of 1779 when on 5 July his forces landed at West Haven, while those of Tryon landed at East Haven. Dispatched to replace General Augustine Prevost at Savannah, Garth was taken prisoner on HMS Experiment (1774). Later, Garth became Lieutenant Governor of Placentia, Newfoundland.
He died in Beverley at the age of 86.
Brother; General Thomas Garth (1744–1829) chief equerry to King George III.
Brother; Charles Garth Member of Parliament (abt 1734–1784) Member of Parliament, Crown Agent for South Carolina in pre-Revolutionary War America.