Background
Garrett, Philip C. was born in 1834 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas C. and Frances (Biddle) Garrett.
Garrett, Philip C. was born in 1834 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Thomas C. and Frances (Biddle) Garrett.
Graduate Haverford College, 1851.
Was manufacturer textile fabrics, 1854-1878. Retired. Chairman Reform Committee of 100, Philadelphia, 1881-1883. Offered Independent Republican nomination governor of Pennsylvania, 1883.
Member and president Board of Public Charities of Pennsylvania.
President State Lunacy Commission, Pennsylvania. Appointed on Board Indian Commissioners.
Appointed special commissioner to Senecas, 1885. President National Conference Charities and Corrections, 1885.
President Mohonk National Indian Conference, 1898.
Appointed chairman commission on New York Indians, 1900.
Member and president Board of Public Charities of Pennsylvania.
Married Elizabeth West. Cope, May 18, 1865.