Education
Born to Doctor Thomas Forrest Garvin and Grace Louisa Vander Smagt, he was educated at Royal College Colombo and Colombo Law College.
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Thomas Garvin
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He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Solicitor General of Ceylon. In 1903 he became an Advocate and began his legal practice and became the third Crown Counsel in 1908. He was promoted to Senior Crown Counsel in 1912.
He went on to serve as acting Solicitor General and Additional District Judge of Colombo before he was confirmed in the appointment of Solicitor General in 1915.
He served in this capacity until 1924 and served as acting Attorney General on several occasions. In 1924 he was appointed as a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and went on to serve as acting Chief Justice on three occasions.
He retired from the bench in 1935 and was made by the king. Previously he was appointed a King"s Counsel.
Membership
In this capacity he was an ex officio member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
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Born
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Died
June 19, 1940 (aged 58) -
Nationality
Ceylonese (Sri Lankan