GARRICK, FRANCIS JAMES (1833-90) was born in Australia, his father having come out a year or two earlier to manage a flourmill. Educated at the Sydney College (where T. Peacock was a fellow pupil) he was articled to Andrew McCulloch, solicitor, and later with Robert Nicholls, and was admitted to the New South Wales bar. For some years he practised in Sydney in partnership with Rowley and Holdsworth and in 1863 he came to New Zealand, intending to practise in Nelson. Instead he joined Cowlishaw, who had studied with him, and thus established one of the most successful practices in Christchurch. J. B. Fisher became a partner in 1883. Garrick was a very successful pleader. He declined many invitations to enter politics, but represented Christchurch City in the Provincial Council (1866-69) and was in the executive (1866). Later he was provincial solicitor for some time (1875). In 1884 he was elected M.H.R. for St Albans, which he represented till 1887. Garrick married a daughter of John Jenkins Peacock (Sydney). He died on 7 Jun 1890.

Canterbury P.C. Proc; Cycl. NZ, iii (p); Arnold; Lyttelton Times, 9 Jun 1890.

Reference: Volume 1, page 160

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