Charles Garth, Member of Parliament, Colonial Agent in pre revolutionary America was born in about 1734, son of John Garth

John Garth

John Garth was a British politician.-Offices:John Garth became the Recorder for Devizes in 1732. This role is roughly equivalent to the Town Clerk today. This position was held by a lawyer. He was elected Member of Parliament for Devizes in 1740 and was re-elected and served until his death in 1764...

 MP, and Rebecca, daughter of John Brompton and granddaughter of Sir Richard Raynsford

Richard Raynsford

Richard Raynsford SL was an English judge and Chief Justice of the King's Bench.-Career:The second son of Robert Raynsford of Staverton, Northamptonshire, by his first wife, Mary, daughter of Thomas Kirton of Thorpe Mandeville in the same county, he was born in 1605. He matriculated at Exeter...

, Lord chief justice of the Kings bench.

Career

• Crown Agent for South Carolina
  South Carolina
  South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
  
  , Georgia, briefly Maryland
  Maryland
  Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
  
   circa 1763-1775
• 1764 Succeeded father as MP for Devizes
  Devizes
  Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...
  
  , re-elected 1765, 1768, 1780. His Devizes Home was Brownston Househttp://www.devizesheritage.org.uk/brownston_house_2.html - a grade 1 listed building.
• Relinquished seat in November 1780 to become HM Commissioner for Exercise.
• Recorder of Devizes
  Devizes
  Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...
  
  

Family

• 1764; married Fanny, daughter of John Cooper of Cumberwell.
• Brother; General Thomas Garth (1744–1829) chief equerry to King George III
• Brother; General George Garth
  George Garth
  George Garth was a British General, a commander in the American Revolutionary War, and Colonel of the 17th Regiment of Foot.-Life:...
  
   (abt 1735-1819) British General in American Revolutionary War
  American Revolutionary War
  The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
  
  , Colonel of the 17th Regiment of Foot
• Children: Captain Thomas Garth RN,who married Charlotte Maitland, daughter of General Frederick Maitland
  Frederick Maitland
  General Frederick Maitland was the youngest son of the hon. Sir Alexander Maitland Baronet and Penelope, daughter of Martin Madan and Judith Madan the poet...
  
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Charles Garth lived at Brownston House

Brownston House

Brownston House is a Grade I listed building at Devizes, Wiltshire, England, dating from the beginning of the 18th century.-Description:Built of dark rubbed brickwork of fine quality, the house has two storeys and an attic and basement. The wide symmetrical front has a three bay central projection....

, Devizes, in the 1760s and 1770s. He died in November 1784 while living at Walthamstow

Walthamstow

Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...

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