George Grimes (17 December 1835 – 28 January 1910) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Grimes was born in

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, the son of William Grimes and his wife Mary (née Douglas). After arriving in Australia in 1849 on board the '' Chaseley'', he took up farming at Kurilpa with his brother

Samuel Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

in 1857 before moving to ''Coongoon'' at Fairfield where he grew arrowroot and sugar in 1863. On 16 June 1863 Grimes married Mary Rogers (died 1919) and together had a son and five daughters.Family history research
– Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 3 May 2016. Grimes died in January 1910 and his funeral proceeded from ''Ashby House'', his residence at Fairfield to the South Brisbane Cemetery.Deceased Search
– Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

Public career

Following the death of the sitting member, James Johnston, Grimes won the

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, defeating his opponents McMaster and Thorne. He was defeated at the

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. Grimes had also served as a councilor on the Stephens Shire Council. His brother,

Samuel Grimes Samuel Grimes was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Early life Samuel was born on 13 August 1837 at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England, and arrived in Queensland on the shi ...

, was a long serving member of the Queensland Parliament having represented the seat of

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for over 23 years.Grimes, Samuel
– Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grimes, George Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1835 births 1910 deaths Burials in South Brisbane Cemetery