Charles Garth, was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and Colonial Agent in pre-revolutionary America.
Occupation
politician
Position held
member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain
Born
1734
Died
1784
Overview
Charles Garth, (c.1734 – 9 March 1784) was a British Member of Parliament (MP) and Colonial Agent in pre-revolutionary America.
Early life
He was born in about 1734, the son of John Garth MP of Devizes, Wiltshire, and Rebecca, daughter of John Brompton and granddaughter of Sir Richard Raynsford, Lord Chief Justice of the King's bench.
Garth was educated at Merton College, Oxford and the Inner Temple, being called to the bar in 1758.
