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James Greig (art Critic)
James Greig may refer to: * Sir James Greig (British politician) (1859–1934), British barrister and Liberal Party politician * James Greig (Australian politician), member of the Western Australian Legislative Council * James Greig (banker) (1834–?), banker and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong * James Greig (potter) (1936–1986), New Zealand potter {{hndis, name=Greig, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Greig (British Politician)
Colonel Sir James William Greig (31 January 1859 – 10 June 1934) was a British barrister and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons from 1910 to 1922. Early life Greig was the son of John Borthwick Greig from Abingdon Street, Westminster, and his wife Mary, daughter of William Grant from Madeira. He was educated at University College School and at University College London, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, BA and Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. He also studied in Paris at the University of Paris, Sorbonne and at the Collège de France. Career Greig was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1882, and practised at the Parliamentary Bar and in Chancery Division, Chancery Bar. He became a King's Counsel (KC) in 1913 and a bencher in 1917. He became standing arbitrator under the Railways Act 1921. He was elected at the January 1910 United Kingdom general election, January 1910 general election as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Greig (Australian Politician)
James Alexander Greig was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia. It is regarded as a house of review for legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, the lower house. The two Houses ... representing the South-East Province from his election on 20 April 1916 until the end of his term in 1925. Greig was a member of the Country Party. References Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Greig (banker)
James Greig JP (born 1834) was second Chief Manager of the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Greig was the Hong Kong branch manager of the Asiatic Banking Corporation before he joined the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1869. He acted as Chief Manager of the Bank in 1871 when Victor Kresser retired and later on assumed the post officially from 1871 to 1876. He was responsible for handling the first public loan by the Qing government in 1874. He committed to the bank to a Fuzhou loan of £27,615 at the agreed but arbitrary exchange rate of 2 million taels, denominated in sterling. He retired from the Chief Manager in 1876 and was succeeded by Thomas Jackson. Greig was appointed member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in February 1872 when Henry John Ball acted as Chief Justice and was made Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |