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	Garstin began his career as the [[Private Secretary]] to [[Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier]], then Governor of Madras and served from 27 March 1866 to 25 January 1870, when he was appointed to the Board of Revenue.<ref name="debrett"/>		Garstin began his career as the [[Private Secretary]] to [[Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier]], then Governor of Madras and served from 27 March 1866 to 25 January 1870, when he was appointed to the Board of Revenue.<ref name="debrett"/>

	In 1878, he was made a [[Order of the Star of India\|Companion of the Star of India]] (CSI).<ref name="Times-1878-May-25">{{cite newspaper The Times\|~~articlename~~=The Star Of India\|~~section~~=Official Appointments and Notices\|date=25 May 1878\|~~page_number~~=12\|issue=29264\|accessdate=2016-11-13}}</ref>		In 1878, he was made a [[Order of the Star of India\|Companion of the Star of India]] (CSI).<ref name="Times-1878-May-25">{{cite newspaper The Times\|title=The Star Of India\|department=Official Appointments and Notices\|date=25 May 1878\|page=12\|issue=29264\|accessdate=2016-11-13}}</ref>

	Garstin was nominated to the [[Madras Legislative Council]] and served from 9 January 1889 to 9 January 1894. When the tenure of [[Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara\|Lord Connemara]] came to an end, Garstin acted as the Governor of Madras for a short period till the appointment of [[Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock]].<ref name="debrett"/>		Garstin was nominated to the [[Madras Legislative Council]] and served from 9 January 1889 to 9 January 1894. When the tenure of [[Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara\|Lord Connemara]] came to an end, Garstin acted as the Governor of Madras for a short period till the appointment of [[Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock]].<ref name="debrett"/>

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| order1 = Governor of Madras (acting)
| term_start1 = 1 December 1890
| term_end1 = 23 January 1891
| predecessor1 = [[Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara|The Lord Connemara]]
| successor1 = [[Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock|The Lord Wenlock]]
| governor-general1 = [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|The Marquess of Lansdowne]]
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| death_date =15 April 1903<ref>{{cite news |title=Deaths |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001290/19030424/074/0005 |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Bedfordshire Mercury |date=24 April 1903 |page=5 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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'''John Henry Garstin''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CSI}} (1838 – 15 April 1903) was a British civil servant and administrator who acted as the [[Governor of Madras]] from 1 December 1890 to 23 January 1891.<ref name="debrett">{{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage|year=1902|publisher=Dean & Son, Limited|page=935|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cLc7AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA935|access-date=31 August 2016|language=en}}</ref>

== Biography ==

Garstin was born in 1838, the son of General Edward Garstin. He was educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury]] before entering the Madras Civil Service in 1857.<ref name="debrett"/>

Garstin began his career as the [[Private Secretary]] to [[Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier]], then Governor of Madras and served from 27 March 1866 to 25 January 1870, when he was appointed to the Board of Revenue.<ref name="debrett"/>

In 1878, he was made a [[Order of the Star of India|Companion of the Star of India]] (CSI).<ref name="Times-1878-May-25">{{cite newspaper The Times|articlename=The Star Of India|section=Official Appointments and Notices|date=25 May 1878|page_number=12|issue=29264|accessdate=2016-11-13}}</ref>

Garstin was nominated to the [[Madras Legislative Council]] and served from 9 January 1889 to 9 January 1894. When the tenure of [[Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara|Lord Connemara]] came to an end, Garstin acted as the Governor of Madras for a short period till the appointment of [[Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock]].<ref name="debrett"/>

==Personal life==
In 1871, Garstin married Isabella Mary MacDonnell, daughter of General George Gordon MacDonell. They had five sons, Henry, John, Herbert, Charles and Arthur and one daughter, Marion.<ref>{{cite book|title=Descent and alliances of Croslegh: or Crossle, or Crossley, of Scaitcliffe; and Coddington of Oldbridge; and Evans, of Eyton hall|year=1904|publisher=Priv. print., The De La More press|page=[https://archive.org/details/descentandallia00crosgoog/page/n411 329]|url=https://archive.org/details/descentandallia00crosgoog|access-date=31 August 2016|language=en}}</ref>

== Works ==

* {{cite book|title=Manual of the South Arcot District|publisher=Lawrence Asylum Press|year=1878|author=John Henry Garstin}}

==References==
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