Garth Pettitt [SEP] date of birth
Garth Pettitt
Robert Garth Pettitt (14 August 1932—29 May 1992) was a British civil servant in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and subsequently worked at the Overseas Development Authority. His work was vital for the process of becoming independent for a number of former British territories in the Pacific.
He married Elizabeth Jenkins in 1964 (she died in 1970) and had one son and one daughter. He had a keen interest in birdwatching, and was a motorcyclist who joined the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club.
Pettitt
Pettitt is an English surname of Hiberno-Norman origin. Variant spellings include Pettit and Petitt. People with the surname include:
- B. Montgomery Pettitt, American academic
- Dave Pettitt (born 1972), Canadian voice actor
- Ellen Pettitt (born 1986), Australian high jumper
- Florence Louise Pettitt (1918–2006), American opera conductor
- Garth Pettitt (1932—1992), English civil servant
- Henry Pettitt (1848–1893), British actor and dramatist
- John (Ian) Pettitt