George Tankard Garrison

George Tankard Garrison (January 14, 1835 – November 14, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

George Tankard Garrison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byRichard L. T. Beale
Succeeded byRobert M. Mayo
In office
March 20, 1884 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byRobert M. Mayo
Succeeded byThomas Croxton
Member of the Virginia Senate from Accomack and Northampton Counties
In office
1863 – 1865
Preceded byOswald Finney
Succeeded bySamuel Powell
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Accomack County
In office
1862 – 1863
Preceded byArthur Watson
Succeeded byThomas Parramore
Personal details
Born(1835-01-14)January 14, 1835
Accomack County, Virginia
DiedNovember 14, 1889(1889-11-14) (aged 54)
Accomac, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCharlotte Ailworth[1]
Alma materDickinson College
University of Virginia
OccupationAttorney
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
RankPrivate
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Early life and education

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Born in Accomack County, Virginia, Garrison was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1853 and from the law department of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1857.

Career

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He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Accomac. He served as a private in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He served as member of the Virginia House of Delegates during the period 1861–1863. He served in the Senate of Virginia in the years 1863–1865. He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Garrison was elected judge of the eighth Virginia circuit in 1870 and subsequently judge of the seventeenth circuit.

Garrison was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883). He successfully contested the election of Robert M. Mayo to the Forty-eighth Congress and served from March 20, 1884, to March 3, 1885. He resumed the practice of law.

Later life and death

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Garrison was elected judge of the county court of Accomack County, Virginia. He died at Accomac, Virginia, November 14, 1889.

Elections

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  • 1880; Garrison was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 48.17% of the vote, defeating Republican John W. Woltz and Readjuster John Critcher.
  • 1882; Garrison initially lost re-election to Readjuster Robert Murphy Mayo by one vote. The result of the race was contested and Garrison was seated in the House for a second term.

Notes

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  1. ^ "George Tankard Garrison". Dickinson College. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

Sources

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st congressional district

1881–1883
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Robert M. Mayo
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st congressional district

1884–1885
Succeeded by

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress