John Bingley Garland (b. Poole England, 1791; d. 1875), merchant, politician, became the first Speaker of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland in 1833.
Both Garlands were responsible for the construction of St. Paul's church in Trinity, which opened in 1821.
[2] Garland returned to England in 1821 and was elected Mayor of Poole in 1824 and in 1830 and pricked High Sheriff of Dorset for 1827-28.
In 1832, Garland with his wife (Deborah Vallis) and children returned to Newfoundland.
He left the assembly after he was invited by Governor Cochrane to join the Executive Council.