Arthur Grimm, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Arthur Grimm

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1868

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1939

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Arthur Grimm

  • Arthur Hetherington Grimm (27 August 1868 – 20 March 1939) was an Australian politician. He was born at Dalby in Queensland to Presbyterian minister George Grimm and Mary, née Hetherington.
  • The family moved around due to his father's position as moderator of the New South Wales Presbyterian Church, with Grimm growing up in Young, Grenfell and Balmain.
  • He attended Fort Street Public School and left at the age of sixteen to become a drover, shearer and farm hand.
  • In 1891 he bought a property near Grenfell, but in 1895 he was declared bankrupt.
  • He was discharged in 1896 and became a stock and station agent.
  • On 27 June 1900 he married Jane Eliza Stinson, with whom he had five children.
  • He was elected to Weddin Shire Council in 1906 and served as president in 1913.
  • In 1913 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Ashburnham.
  • He was briefly a minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Agriculture from February to April 1920.
  • In that year, with the introduction of proportional representation, Grimm was elected as one of the members for Murrumbidgee, serving until 1925.
  • He died at Manly in 1939.

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