Preceded by James Johnston Nationality English Australian Religion Baptist | Full Name George Grimes Occupation Farmer Resting place South Brisbane Cemetery | |
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Born 17 December 1835
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England ( 1835-12-17 ) Spouse(s) Mary Rogers (m.1863 d.1919) Relations Samuel Grimes (brother) Died 28 January 1910, Fairfield, Brisbane, Australia Succeeded by Frederick ffoulkes Swanwick | ||
George Grimes (17 December 1835 – 28 January 1910) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
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Biography
Grimes was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, the son of William Grimes and his wife Mary (née Douglas). After arriving in Australia in 1849 onboard the Chaseley, he took up farming at Kurilpa with his brother Samuel 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. Grimes died in January 1910 and his funeral proceeded from Ashby House, his residence at Fairfield to the South Brisbane Cemetery.
Public career
Following the death of the sitting member, James Johnston, Grimes won the by-election, defeating his opponents McMaster and Thorne. He was defeated at the 1878 Queensland colonial election by Frederick Swanwick. Grimes had also served as a councilor on the Stephens Shire Council.
His brother, Samuel Grimes, was a long serving member of the Queensland Parliament having represented the seat of Oxley for over 23 years.