After having been a ship's doctor for some time, he arrived in Maryborough, Queensland around 1879 and set up a private practice. In 1884 he was appointed the resident surgeon at the Maryborough General Hospital, remaining there until 1902. In 1911 he was once again appointed as the resident surgeon at the Maryborough General Hospital but took a leave of absence at the outbreak of World War I and joined the army. He was sent to Egypt with the rank of major and also served on hospital ships at Gallipoli. He returned to Maryborough in 1916 and resumed his post at the hospital before again resigning to once more go into private practice in 1918. He remained in the practice until ill-health forced his retirement from active work a few months before his death.[2]
On 10 June 1886 Garde married Ada Beatrice Hall (died 1945)[3] in Maryborough and together had a son and four daughters.[1] He died in Maryborough in August 1932 with his funeral proceeding from his residence in John Street[4] to the Maryborough Cemetery.[5]
Public career
Garde, representing the Ministerialists, won the by-election held in 1902 for the seat of Maryborough in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. The by-election was brought about by the death of Charles Barton who had died before taking his seat in parliament.[6] Garde only represented the electorate for two years, being defeated at the 1904 state election by the Labour pairing of William Mitchell and John Norman.[7]
