Captain Garrovick was a mid-23rd Century Starfleet officer and commander of the Federation starship USS Farragut. Captain Garrovick had at least one son.
James T. Kirk had his first deep-space assignment under Garrovick, who was one of the finest men Kirk have ever known. During a mission to Tycho IV in 2254, Garrovick and two hundred of his crew were killed by a dikironium cloud creature. (TOS: "Obsession")