Grimes, Samuel
Personal
Birth Date:
13 August 1837 (Ashby-de-a-Zouch, Leicestershire)
Death Date:
18 June 1902 (Taringa, Queensland)
Parents:
William Grimes and Mary (nee Douglas)
Family:
Julia Clark on 19 September 1861, 4 sons, 5 daughters
Religion:
Baptist
Career
Farmed Kurilpa, from 1857; Farmer at Coongoon, 1863; Farmed and milled sugar and arrowroot; Purchased Hope Island, Coomera River, 1885
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | MIN | Oxley | 3 Dec 1878 | 18 Jun 1902 | Died in office |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
Chairman of Committees | 18 May 1899 | 4 Feb 1902 |
Additional Information
Notes:
President: Queensland Temperance Alliance, Baptist Association and Orange Lodge
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 118625; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Monday, 01 January 0001]