George Charles Garnier Explained

George Charles Garnier (19 October 1739 – October 1819) was an English apothecary who served as Apothecary General to the Army and as the High Sheriff of Hampshire.

Biography

George Charles Garnier was born on 19 October 1739 in Westminster,^[1] the son of George Garnier and Frances Hopkins.^[2] He was educated at Eton.^[3]

Garnier served as Apothecary General to the Army, following his father's death. Garnier married Margaret Miller in May 1766; they had six sons and three daughters, including Thomas Garnier the Elder. In 1766, he became the High Sheriff of Hampshire.^[4]

Garnier died in October 1819 in Wickham, Hampshire at the age of 79.

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Charles Garnier . 2024-03-09 . Swetenham Family Tree.
2. Book: Garnier, Arthur Edmund . The Chronicles of the Garniers of Hampshire During Four Centuries . Jarrold & Sons . Norwich . 1900 . 24–26 . en.
3. Baird . Rosemary . 2017 . From charitable apothecary to country squire: The Garniers at Rookesbury, Hampshire . The Georgian Group Journal . XXV . 213–236.
4. Web site: History . 2024-03-09 . Rookesbury Park . en-GB.