Newson Garrett

Newson and Louisa Garrett in their old age; from What I Remember by their daughter Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Snape Maltings
His memorial in the Lady chapel of Aldeburgh parish church

Newson Garrett (31 July 1812 – 4 May 1893) was an English maltster, instrumental in the revival of the town of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, of which he became mayor at the end of his life. His daughter Elizabeth became the first woman in Britain to qualify as a medical doctor. Both his daughters, Millicent and Elizabeth, became famous as women's rights activists.


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