Succeeded by Fredric Wise Name William Griggs Nationality British Role Member of Parliament | Spouse Georgina Griggs Children None Residence Ilford, United Kingdom | |
Born 1 November 1849
Bethnal Green, London, England ( 1849-11-01 ) Occupation Lighterman then builder and developer Died August 11, 1920, Ilford, United Kingdom | ||
Political party Coalition Conservative | ||
Sir William Peter Griggs (1849–1920) was an English Member of Parliament for Ilford in north-east London.
Contents
Early life
Born at 123 Brick Lane in Bethnal Green, London on 1 November 1849, Griggs lost his father when he was seven. He saved enough money to buy a barge which he operated along the Thames. Griggs was later involved in building development in Ilford and Upminster
Politics
Griggs entered local politics in 1899 when he was elected to Ilford District Council, becoming the chairman in 1910. Since 1901 he had also been an Alderman of Essex County Council. Griggs stood for Parliament in 1910 in the Romford constituency but failed to win the seat. Griggs was successful at his next attempt during the 1918 General Election for the newly formed Ilford constituency with a majority of 11,249. He was knighted in 1916.
On 11 August 1920 he died at his home in Ilford after a long illness. This created a by-election which was won by fellow Coalition Conservative Fredric Wise.