Judge Henry Garth

The owner of the Shiloh Ranch for the first four seasons of The Virginian. He was portrayed by Lee J. Cobb in the series.

Character Prior to Events depicted in The Virginian
Judge Henry Garth settled in Medicine Bow, Wyoming in sometime in the early 1880's. His wife passed away several years prior to the events shown in The Virginian. His wife had a daughter, Betsy Garth from a previous relationhip. Judge Garth raised the daughter as his own.

The Judge in the Novel
The judge in the novel is simply identified as  Judge Henry who was the owner of The Sunk Creek Ranch