James GARLAND (1813

James GARLAND (1813 - 1904)

Pastoralist, Police Superintendent, MP

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
James Robert GARLAND (1840 - 1915) Thomas Archer Sparling GARLAND (1842 - 1937) William John GARLAND (1844 - 1935) Eliza Jane GARLAND (1845 - 1936) Isabella Catherine GARLAND (1847 - 1924) Frances Marion GARLAND (1848 - 1933) Broughton Clayton GARLAND (1850 - 1934) Edward Adam GARLAND (1853 - 1914) Emma GARLAND (1855 - 1928) George Benjamin GARLAND (1857 - 1938) Kennedy Theodore GARLAND (1859 - 1902)	James GARLAND (1813 - 1904) + Emma Carne BROUGHTON (1815 - 1893)	Thomas GARLAND (1763 - 1859)



		Catherine ADAMS (1784 - 1818)

b. 13 Aug 1813 at Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

m. 1839 Emma Carne BROUGHTON (1815 - 1893) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

d. 17 Nov 1904 at Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia aged 91

Near Relatives of James GARLAND (1813 - 1904)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	William BROUGHTON	Nov 1768	Chatham, Kent, England	20 Jul 1821	Appin, New South Wales, Australia	52
Mother in Law	Elizabeth Charlotte KENNEDY	1783	Nettlestead, Kent England	20 Dec 1843	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	60

Father	Thomas GARLAND	17 Jul 1763	St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland	15 Jun 1859	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	95
Mother	Catherine ADAMS	abt 1784	Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	15 Jun 1818	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	34

Self	James GARLAND	13 Aug 1813	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	17 Nov 1904	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	91

Wife	Emma Carne BROUGHTON	1815	New South Wales, Australia	1893	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	78

Son	James Robert GARLAND	1840	New South Wales, Australia	1915	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	75
Son	Thomas Archer Sparling GARLAND	1842	New South Wales, Australia	1937	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	95
Son	William John GARLAND	1844	New South Wales, Australia	1935	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	91
Daughter	Eliza Jane GARLAND	1845	New South Wales, Australia	1936	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	91
Daughter	Isabella Catherine GARLAND	1847	New South Wales, Australia	1924	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	77
Son	Frances Marion GARLAND	1848	New South Wales, Australia	1933	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	85
Son	Broughton Clayton GARLAND	09 Nov 1850	Tooma, New South Wales, Australia	11 Apr 1934	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	83
Son	Edward Adam GARLAND	abt 1853	New South Wales, Australia	1914	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	61
Daughter	Emma GARLAND	1855	New South Wales, Australia	1928	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	73
Son	George Benjamin GARLAND	1857	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	1938	Moree, New South Wales, Australia	81
Son	Kennedy Theodore GARLAND	1859	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	07 Dec 1902	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	43

Brother	John GARLAND	20 Dec 1800	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	1808	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	8
Sister	Catherine GARLAND	12 Mar 1802	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	13 May 1886	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	84
Sister	Sarah GARLAND	1803	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	1808	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	5
Brother	Thomas GARLAND	1804	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	23 Jul 1880	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	76
Sister	Mary GARLAND	1806		1808	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	2
Brother	John GARLAND	1809	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	03 Feb 1892	Greta, New South Wales, Australia	83
Brother	Robert GARLAND	1810	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sister	Ann GARLAND	1815	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	1816	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	1
Sister	Isabella GARLAND	1816	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	31 Dec 1887	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	71

Daughter in Law	Frances Eliza CLAYTON	18 Jun 1841	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	1925	Bowral, New South Wales, Australia	84
Daughter in Law	Emma Broughton GARLAND	20 Jun 1855	Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia	08 Jul 1946	Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia	91
Daughter in Law	Wilhelmina (Minnie) Helen BAYLIS	20 Jan 1859	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	05 Sep 1935	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	76
Daughter in Law	Maude Marguerite GRAHAM	1862	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1938	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	76
Daughter in Law	Elizabeth Maria SALTER	1866	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia	1940	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	74

Grandson	James B R GARLAND			1902	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Emma Hay GARLAND	1873	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1908	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	35
Granddaughter	Jessie Isabel GARLAND	23 Apr 1875	Bowen River, Queensland, Australia	29 Aug 1921	Guyra, New South Wales, Australia	46
Granddaughter	Amy Mary GARLAND	05 May 1877	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	05 May 1887	East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	10
Grandson	Archer Cairnton GARLAND	07 Sep 1879	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jul 1962	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	82
Grandson	Morris John GARLAND	28 Feb 1882	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1978	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	96
Granddaughter	Leila Broughton GARLAND	09 Jul 1884	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	15 Jul 1942	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	58
Granddaughter	Ruby Frances GARLAND	26 Jan 1887	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	19 Oct 1978	Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia	91
Grandson	Neil Henderson D GARLAND	1890	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	1931	Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia	41
Granddaughter	Emma Barbara GARLAND	1895	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	Y
Granddaughter	Dora Wynella GARLAND	1898	Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia	17 Aug 1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	83
Granddaughter	Sybella Murray GARLAND	1881	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1901	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	20
Granddaughter	Helen Broughton GARLAND	1882	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1961	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia	79
Granddaughter	Marian Isabel GARLAND	1883	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1967	Singleton, New South Wales, Australia	84
Grandson	Henry Baylis GARLAND	1884	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1942	Wyong, New South Wales, Australia	58
Grandson	Broughton Keith Baylis GARLAND	1887	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1955	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia	68
Granddaughter	Kathleen Amy GARLAND	1888	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Murray Baylis GARLAND	06 Aug 1890	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	26 Apr 1917	France	26
Granddaughter	Adeline Jessie GARLAND	1892	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	17 Aug 1986	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	94
Grandson	Kennedy C M GARLAND			1910	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Edward Graham GARLAND	1891	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	1950	Manly, New South Wales, Australia	59
Granddaughter	Margeurite Agnes G GARLAND	1894	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	1969	Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia	75
Granddaughter	Jean A GARLAND	1897	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Lloyd McKinley T GARLAND	1901	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	11 May 1916	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia	15

Niece	Maryanna Mackay GARLAND	09 Apr 1853	Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia	08 Dec 1920	Harden, New South Wales, Australia	67
Niece	Emma Broughton GARLAND	20 Jun 1855	Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia	08 Jul 1946	Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia	91
Niece	Catherine Adam GARLAND	30 Apr 1858	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	23 Aug 1950	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	92
Nephew	John GARLAND	1860	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	1947	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	87
Nephew	Thomas John GARLAND	1863	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	21 Aug 1927	Manilla, New South Wales, Australia	64
Nephew	James GARLAND	1865	Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia	1929	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	64
Nephew	George William GARLAND	1869	Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia	05 Apr 1948	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	79
Nephew	Edward Alexander GARLAND	1871	Wollombi, New South Wales, Australia	1936	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	65
Niece	Isabella Ethel B GARLAND	1874	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	1928	Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia	54
Nephew	Robert Cairnton T GARLAND	1877	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	1953	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	76
Nephew	Lauchlan Bruce H GARLAND	1879	Maitland, New South Wales, Australia	1964	Manly, New South Wales, Australia	85
Nephew	Thomas B CARNE	1816	New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Elizabeth S CARNE	1818	New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Joseph W CARNE	1822	New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Eliza Clarissa SMITH	1826	Appin, New South Wales, Australia	1910	Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia	84
Niece	Maria Rebecca SMITH	1828	Appin, New South Wales, Australia	1921		93
Niece	Emma Broughton SMITH	1830	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1913	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia	83
Niece	Sarah Ann SMITH	17 Jun 1832	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1898	Cowra, New South Wales, Australia	66
Nephew	Charles Frederick SMITH	10 Nov 1834	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	21 Oct 1915	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	80
Niece	Elizabeth Martha SMITH	1836	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	18 Oct 1921		85
Nephew	Phillip Life SMITH	1836	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1895	Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia	59
Nephew	William Robert BROUGHTON	16 Apr 1828	Appin, New South Wales, Australia	13 Apr 1904	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	75
Nephew	Benjamin CLAYTON	23 Dec 1837	New South Wales, Australia	1926	Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia	89
Niece	Frances Eliza CLAYTON	18 Jun 1841	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	1925	Bowral, New South Wales, Australia	84
Niece	Emma Johnson CLAYTON	25 Apr 1843	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	1919	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	76
Nephew	Broughton Garland CLAYTON	15 Feb 1845	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	20 Aug 1854	New South Wales, Australia	9
Nephew	Kennedy CLAYTON	1846	New South Wales, Australia	1935	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	89
Nephew	Bland CLAYTON	12 Oct 1848	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	25 Feb 1936	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	87
Niece	Margaret Jane CLAYTON	08 Feb 1851	Gunning, New South Wales, Australia	02 May 1932	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	81
Niece	Ultima CLAYTON	10 Aug 1853	New South Wales, Australia	1936	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	83
Nephew	Henry Bingham BROUGHTON	16 Jan 1845	New South Wales, Australia	05 Mar 1902	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	57
Nephew	John Archer BROUGHTON	03 Jun 1847	Gocup, New South Wales, Australia	19 Jul 1862	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	15
Nephew	William Robert BROUGHTON	1848	New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Blakeney BROUGHTON	1850	New South Wales, Australia	1911	Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia	61
Niece	Grace Helena BROUGHTON	1854	New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	James Gordon BROUGHTON	1856	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	Aug 1862	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	6
Niece	Isabelle (Ida) Gertrude BROUGHTON	1859	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1937	Toorak, Victoria, Australia	78
Nephew	Lachlan Wentworth BROUGHTON	1861	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1942	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	81
Niece	Mabel BROUGHTON	06 Jul 1863	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	05 Aug 1919	Toorak, Victoria, Australia	56
Niece	Frances Kennedy BROUGHTON	1866	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia	1946	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	80
Niece	Beatrice Emma BROUGHTON	06 Jun 1869	Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia	22 Sep 1932	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia	63
Niece	Sarah Ann BROUGHTON	05 Nov 1845	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1923		78
Nephew	Robert Kennedy BROUGHTON	29 Jan 1847	Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia	17 Jan 1933	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	85
Niece	Frances Eliza BROUGHTON	29 May 1848	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	15 Mar 1929	Walcha, New South Wales, Australia	80
Niece	Emma Church BROUGHTON	22 Apr 1850	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	10 Oct 1933	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	83
Nephew	William Archer BROUGHTON	1852	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1852		0
Niece	Emily Barbara BROUGHTON	Jul 1853	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	12 Jan 1939	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	85
Niece	Jane Howe BROUGHTON	1855	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1931		76
Niece	Marian Church BROUGHTON	1857	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	14 Apr 1897		40
Nephew	John Archer BROUGHTON	1859	Gadara, New South Wales, Australia	04 Sep 1929	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	70
Nephew	James Henry Edward BROUGHTON	08 Apr 1861	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jan 1935	Gadara, New South Wales, Australia	73

Sister in Law	Mary Ann BROUGHTON	27 Feb 1793	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	1872	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	79
Sister in Law	Sarah BROUGHTON	14 Sep 1799		26 Dec 1838	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	39
Brother in Law	William Henry BROUGHTON	15 May 1802	Norfolk Island	05 Sep 1858	Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia	56
Sister in Law	Rebecca BROUGHTON	05 Sep 1804	Norfolk Island	1888	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	84
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Isabella BROUGHTON	04 Feb 1807	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	14 Jan 1891	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia	83
Brother in Law	James Gordon BROUGHTON	22 Oct 1811		23 Jan 1833		21
Sister in Law	Frances Matilda BROUGHTON	1814	New South Wales, Australia	1893	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	79
Brother in Law	John Archer BROUGHTON	11 Dec 1818	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	25 Dec 1878	South Yarra, Victoria, Australia	60
Brother in Law	Robert Kennedy BROUGHTON	06 Sep 1820	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	21 Aug 1876	Gadara, New South Wales, Australia	55
Sister in Law	Mary Donaldson HENDERSON	20 Jan 1835	Methlick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland	12 Apr 1928	Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia	93

Events in James GARLAND (1813 - 1904)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
13 Aug 1813		James GARLAND was born	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
15 Jun 1818	4	Death of mother Catherine ADAMS (aged 34)	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1839	26	Married Emma Carne BROUGHTON (aged 24)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	V1839340 23B/1839
1840	27	Birth of son James Robert GARLAND	New South Wales, Australia	V18401190 24A/1840
1842	29	Birth of son Thomas Archer Sparling GARLAND	New South Wales, Australia	V18421261 26A/1842
1844	31	Birth of son William John GARLAND	New South Wales, Australia	V18445012 47/1844
1845	32	Birth of daughter Eliza Jane GARLAND	New South Wales, Australia	V1845960 49/1845
1847	34	Birth of daughter Isabella Catherine GARLAND	New South Wales, Australia	V1847961 49/1847
1848	35	Birth of son Frances Marion GARLAND	New South Wales, Australia	V18482079 34A/1848
09 Nov 1850	37	Birth of son Broughton Clayton GARLAND	Tooma, New South Wales, Australia	V1850208 51/1850
abt 1853	40	Birth of son Edward Adam GARLAND	New South Wales, Australia
1855	42	Birth of daughter Emma GARLAND	New South Wales, Australia
1857	44	Birth of son George Benjamin GARLAND	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	2940/1857
1859	46	Birth of son Kennedy Theodore GARLAND	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	3744/1859
15 Jun 1859	45	Death of father Thomas GARLAND (aged 95)	Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1893	80	Death of wife Emma Carne BROUGHTON (aged 78)	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	13927/1893
07 Dec 1902	89	Death of son Kennedy Theodore GARLAND (aged 43)	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	16089/1902
17 Nov 1904	91	James GARLAND died	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	14935/1904

Personal Notes:

GARLAND, JAMES (1813-1904), pastoralist and police superintendent, was born on 13 August 1813 at Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the youngest son of Thomas Garland, tenant farmer, and his wife Catherine, née Adams. He was educated by Revs J. Milne and W. Lillie, and in 1828 entered King's College, University of Aberdeen (M.A., 1832). In 1835 he bought a commission in the 99th Regiment, transferred to the 28th and arrived at Sydney in June 1836 in the Strathfieldsay. Stationed at Parramatta for a year, he sold out in 1837 and with a fellow officer, William Cadell, took up Darbalara station in wild mountain country on the Tumut River. In June 1839 Garland married Emma Broughton whom he had met when she took refuge from bushrangers with the 'Soldier Officers'. After fifty-three years of marriage Garland wrote that 'never did he cease to bless the bushrangers for sending me such a treasure'. In 1840 he sold Darbalara and lived mostly at Lachlan Vale, Appin, and in 1842 became a magistrate. In the 1840s he took up four other runs on the Upper Murrumbidgee and Hume Rivers in partnership with George Mair. In 1852 Garland held Maragle and Tooma, a total of 80,000 acres (32,375 ha). About 1855 he moved to Sydney where he set up a stock and pastoral agency in partnership with Edward Bingham to deal in squatting ventures.

In May 1856 Garland was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the Lachlan and Lower Darling but failed to live up to his maiden speed which the Empire thought afforded 'promise of considerable debating ability and decided usefulness in the conduct of public business'. In 1857 he did not seek re-election and next year visited Britain. In 1859 he was defeated for the Tumut seat.

In 1861 Garland & Bingham became insolvent and their estate was sequestrated. Although not involved in the 'reckless conduct' and 'unnecessary expenditure' of his partner, Garland honourably surrendered his private fortune. He was granted his discharge certificate in 1862 but the insolvent estate was not wound up until 1902. On 1 March 1862 he was appointed police superintendent for the north-western district, with headquarters at Tamworth under the reorganization provisions of the new Police Regulation Act, 1862. His district was infested with bushrangers including Captain Thunderbolt, and raw recruits needed careful training. 'Robberies were of daily occurrence, the mails were being perpetually interrupted, and the commercial world was beginning to lose faith in the postal means of communication'. In May 1868 when a harbourer of 'the very worst of cattle stealers and bushrangers' was appointed to the Commission of the Peace Garland protested and proceeded to make the district 'one of the most peaceful in New South Wales'. A 'just officer' to his men, he retired on 28 February 1882. He was the first president of the Tamworth Mechanics' Institute and in 1885 was appointed to the local land board. Survived by six sons and four daughters to whom he left £1300, he died on 17 November 1904 and was buried in the Anglican cemetery, West Tamworth.
Select Bibliography

W. F. Morrison, The Aldine Centennial History of New South Wales, vol 2 (Syd, 1888); T. B. Clouston (ed), Tumut Centenary Celebrations 1824-1924 (Syd, 1924); Sydney Morning Herald, 9 May 1844, 24 May 1856, 18 Nov 1904, Empire (Sydney), 26, 31 May 1856; Tamworth Observer, 8, 12 Apr 1882, 19 Nov 1904; Tamworth News, 19 Nov 1904; insolvency file 5328 (State Records New South Wales); manuscript, printed catalogues and newspaper indexes under J. Garland (State Library of New South Wales); WO 17/2320-22. More on the resources

Author: Martha Rutledge

Print Publication Details: Martha Rutledge, 'Garland, James (1813 - 1904)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, pp 230-231.

http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040258b.htm

Mr James GARLAND (1813 - 1904)

* Date of Birth: 13/08/1813
* Place of Birth: Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
* Date of Death: 17/11/1904
* Place of Death: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

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Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Parliament Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 19 Apr 1856 19 Dec 1857 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 1day(s)
Member for Lachlan and Lower Darling 19 Apr 1856 19 Dec 1857 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 1day(s) 1st (1856 - 1857)
Library Committee No.4 3 Jun 1856 18 Mar 1857 9mths 16days 1st (1856 - 1857)
Sydney Bethel Union Bill Committee No.9 13 Aug 1856 18 Mar 1857 7mths 6days 1st (1856 - 1857)
Governor General’s Opening Speech 11 Aug 1857 11 Aug 1857 1day 1st (1856 - 1857)
The Library Committee No.3 12 Aug 1857 18 Dec 1857 4mths 7days 1st (1856 - 1857)
Elections and Qualifications Committee 19 Aug 1857 18 Dec 1857 3mths 30days 1st (1856 - 1857) By Speaker's Warrant
Navigation of the Murray and its Effluents Committee No.10 27 Oct 1857 18 Dec 1857 1mth 22days 1st (1856 - 1857) Chairman

Community Activity

Commissioned as a Justice of the Peace in 1842. First President of Tamworth Mechanics Institute. Member of the Local Land Board in 1885.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Pastoralist. Educated by Reverends J.Milne and W.Lillie, and at Kings College, University of Aberdeen (M.A 1832). Left the Army in 1837 and with William Cadell took up Darbalara station; sold out to L.F DeSalis in 1840. Lived mostly at Lachlan Vale, Appin. In 1840's took up 4 other runs in partnership with George Mair; in 1852 held Maragle and Tooma, totalling 80,000 acres. Moved to Sydney c.1855, leaving the management of estates to his partner. Set up stock and pastoral agency with Edward Bingham and became a bankrupt in 1861. Discharged in 1862. Police Superintendent based at Tamworth from 1862 - 1882.

Military Service

Purchased a commission in 99th Regiment of 1835; transferred to 28th Regiment and moved to New South Wales in 1836; stationed at Parramatta.

Personal

Son of Thomas Garland, tenant farmer, and his wife Catherine Adams. Married Emma Broughton in June 1839 and they had, 4 daughters and 6 sons. His son, Edward Adam Garland, was Usher of the Black Rod in the Legislative Council 1906 - 1907; and Clerk Assistant 1907 - 1913.

Additional Information

Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB), Volume 4

http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/members.nsf/ec78138918334ce3ca256ea200077f5d/d29f4f29052c2e12ca256e2e0082013d!OpenDocument

Source References:

73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004

- Reference = 36 (Name, Notes)

- Notes: James Garland and Mr Codhill who had both retired from H.M. 28th Reglment, took up land at Darbalara in 1837.

They were there in 1838 when bushrangers held up Blowering and Tumut Plains Statlon. In a letter to Fanny Brown (daughter of EG Brown) in 1901 Garland wrote of the bushranging episode.

He wrote that four armed and desperate scoundrels under the leadership of one named Hall and the other, Maine, came across from Monaro and stuck
up Dr. Clayton's Blowering Station. They helped themselves to the stores and delayed a day consuming whatever liquor they could manage. Word had been passed along ahead of them to the stations down the river and to the Border Police at Yass who hastened to Tumut Plains and there arrested two of the hold-up men. The leaders made a clean get-away but later on after having committed murder were apprehended and executed. Mr. Garland also stated in his letter that feeling they would have greater protection at Darbalara, Dr. Clayton and Mrs. Clayton of Blowering, Mrs. and Miss Broughtam of Gocup and Mrs. Shelley and her son Rowland hastened to that place and were there when the police passed back with two of the arrested bushrangers. It was on this visit that Mr. Garland first met and later became engaged to and
married Miss Broughton.

James Gormly remembers travelling With James Garland from Yass to Sydney on the mail coach. The coach used to take three days to travel the one hundred and ninety miles from Yass to Sydney and would stop at the Spread Eagle Hotel on the corner of George and Market Streets. In 1856 Mr. Garland became the member of the Legislative Assembly for the Electorate of Lachlan and Lower Darling in the ﬁrst NSW parliament. James Gormly later also entered parliament representing the Murrumbidgee in 1885-94 and Wagga Wagga in 1894-1904 in the Legislative Assembly. After this he was a member of the Legislative Council from 1904 to 1922.

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