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James Thompson Garrow

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James Garrow
Ontario MPP
In office
1890–1902
Preceded byAlexander Ross
Succeeded byMalcolm Graeme Cameron
ConstituencyHuron West
Personal details
BornMarch 11, 1843
Chippawa, Canada West
DiedAugust 31, 1916(1916-08-31) (aged 73)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMary Balfour Fletcher (m. 1872)
OccupationLawyer
CabinetMinister Without Portfolio (1898-1899)

James Thompson Garrow, KC (March 11, 1843 – August 31, 1916) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Huron West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1890 to 1902.

He was born in Chippawa, Welland County, Canada West in 1843, the son of Edward Garrow, a Scottish immigrant. He studied law, was called to the bar in 1868, entered practice in Goderich with Malcolm Colin Cameron and was named Queen's Counsel in 1885. In 1872, he married Mary Balfour Fletcher. Garrow served as reeve of Goderich from 1874 to 1880 and served one year as warden for Huron County. He died in 1916.[1]

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  1. ^ "Person Details for James T. Garrow, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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