Famous People with Name Garson

Greer Garson            Origin/Culture/Country: Jewish

Greer Garson: was an Academy Award-winning British-American actress who was very popular during the years of the Second World War. She was often cast as the leading lady opposite Walter Pidgeon.

Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson: was an English-American actress who was very popular during the years of the Second World War. As one of MGM's major stars of the 1940s, Garson received seven Academy Award nominations, winning the Best Actress award for Mrs. Miniver (1942). She was often cast as the leading lady opposite Walter Pidgeon.

Stuart Sinclair Garson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stuart Sinclair Garson: was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served as the 12th Premier of Manitoba from 1943 to 1948, and later became a federal cabinet minister. Garson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Fairford in 1927, defeating incumbent Liberal Albert Kirvan. He defeated again Kirvan in 1932, and faced only minor competition for the remainder of his time in the Manitoba legislature. In early 1932, Garson was one of the founding members of the province's Liberal-Progressive coalition. Garson moved to federal politics in 1948, at the behest of new Liberal Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. On November 15, 1948, Garson was sworn in as Minister of Justice and Attorney General; he was elected to the federal parliament in a by-election the next month. For the next nine years, Garson would be the dominant cabinet minister from Manitoba in St. Laurent's government. He also served as Solicitor General of Canada from August 7, 1950 to October 14, 1952.