About Edward Grimes
Lived 1811 – 1859 (aged 47–48). Edward Grimes was a British politician.
Edward Grimes (c. 1811 – 2 June 1859) was a pastoralist, Auditor-General of Victoria (Australia) and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council.
In 1844 Grimes was appointed a magistrate for the Port Phillip District; in 1851 he was clerk of the Victorian Executive Council. Hugh Childers succeeded Grimes as Auditor-General by November 1855.
Grimes died in London, England, on 2 June 1859.
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Who was Edward Grimes?
Australian politician
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Edward Grimes was born in 1811.
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Edward Grimes died on 2 June 1859 in London.
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Edward Grimes was a politician.
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Edward Grimes was British.
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