Joseph Garrick
Joseph Hector Garrick (Sydney, New South Wales, 8 December 1846 — 23 February 1908), was an Australian lawyer who served as a judge on the benches of the Kingdom of Viti, the first Fijian nation-state. Having arrived in 1873, Garrick was associated with the events leading up to the cession of the islands to the United Kingdom in 1874.
The Honourable Joseph Hector Garrick | |
|---|---|
| 5th Attorney General of Fiji | |
| In office 25 November 1876 – 1882 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor | Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon Sir William Des Vœux |
| Preceded by | James Herman De Ricci |
| Succeeded by | Fielding Clarke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1846 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 23 February 1908 (aged 61) |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Constance Agnew 1868 — 1880 (divorced) Emma Elizabeth Milne m. 1881 |
| Relations | James Francis Garrick — brother Francis James Garrick —brother |
| Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Following cession, Garrick was appointed Chief Police Magistrate and Registrar General on 1 September 1875. He went on to serve as Attorney General of Fiji from 25 November 1876 to 1882.
After retiring from government service, he continued to practice Law privately in Levuka, and was still doing so as of 1889.
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