Background
GARSTIN, William Edmund was born on January 29, 1849 in India. 2nd son of late Charles Garstin.
GARSTIN, William Edmund was born on January 29, 1849 in India. 2nd son of late Charles Garstin.
Studied at Cheltenham College. King’s College, London.
Entered Indian Public Works Department 1872. Sent to Egypt 1885 and retired from India 1892. Inspector-General of Irrigation, Egypt, 1892.
Under-Secretary of State for Public Works, 1892. Adviser to the Ministry of Public Works in Egypt, 1904-1908. C. M.G. 1894. G. Grand Cordon Medjidie and Grand Cordon Osmanie; British Government Director of Suez Canal Company since 1907.
Clubs: Turf, Brooks’s.