From the Folkestone Daily News,
Friday November 15^th 1912.

Local Men of Note  

No. 1. - Mr. Garnett (sic) Man  
The most eloquent and brilliant speaker at the Mayors banquet on Saturday night was Mr Garnett Man, an elderly gentleman of the old fashioned school, with that classical countenance, betokening the old British statesman and aristocrat that eloquence which takes us back to the olden times of Disraeli and others. He was one of the figures at the dinner, and at the reception, the honoured guest at the right of the Mayor, and his supporter at church on Sunday morning.  

Mr Garnett Man has resided with us for many years, and is fast becoming an old inhabitant. He is a wonderful man aged 84, with a notable and brilliant career at his back. Like those of his fast disappearing class, although having attained those years, he is as young and energetic as ever, full of work, advocating the political cause of his party by pen and voice, writing the most logical letters from his party point of view, or presiding at their meetings.  

As Chairman of the County Bench he is a model, which we have pointed out and do so again, that all young and newly fledged Justices of the Peace might follow.  

Uninfluenced by any suggestions or Clerk’s advice that may be brought the bear, he sits there with the calm dignity of a Judge, giving the same care and attention to the most trivial cases as to the most important. Of course he is an eminent lawyer, and has occupied the post of Attorney – General for India for many years at a salary of £8,000.00 per annum. He drafted the Municipal Acts, which give many towns in India their Charter of Incorporation, or self-government, the same as our own. He is therefore thoroughly conversant with all those laws bearing upon the subject.  

Previous to receiving that appointment he enjoyed one of the most lucrative and important practices as an English barrister practicing in India.  
One Illustration of character out of many.
In 1854, as a young barrister, with all his honours, he went to India. The passage was taken in one of Green’s ships, magnificent at that time, but mere boats today. In crossing the Bay of Biscay they met with terrible weather and lost 14 hands. The captain called for volunteers from the passengers to assist in working the ship. Mr Garnett Man, the young barrister, although inexperienced in nautical work, was one of the first to volunteer, and such was his aptitude and skill for learning and acquiring knowledge that within a week he was able to work the ship, go aloft and furl the top sail with any of the sailors.  

When settling down at bar practice in India he found the knowledge so attained most useful and profitable. His knowledge of nautical matters in Admiralty cases before the courts was such that he was the retained and favourite counsel of nearly every shipping company trading between home and India. His motto even today is, “Work and acquire all the knowledge you can.”   Such men as Mr Garnett Man have been the fibre of our Empire and we, with all our new fangled ideas and modern rush, finding others to take their place?   To those who meet him he is genial, unostentatious, without pride or side, brilliant and witty to a degree. We trust he may long be with us.