Edward Greaves (21 September 1803 – 6 July 1879) was an English banker and

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politician who sat in the

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in two periods between 1852 and 1874. Greaves was the son of John Greaves of Radford Semele, Warwickshire and his wife Mary Whitehead, daughter of John Whitehead of Barford, Warwickshire. He was a banker at Warwick. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Warwickshire.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
/ref> At the 1852 general election Greaves was elected Member of Parliament for

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. He lost the seat in 1865. He was re-elected for Warwick at the 1868 general election and held the seat until 1874. Greaves died at the age of 75. Greaves married in 1828 Anne (1796–1862), the widow of Thomas Ward who was the daughter of John Hobbins of Barford."England, Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1535-1984," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6Y-D71 : accessed 12 September 2015), Anne Hobbins, 04 Aug 1796, Christening; citing Barford, Warwickshire, England, Record Office, Warwick; FHL microfilm 548,392

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* 1803 births 1879 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Warwick Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1868–1874 Deputy lieutenants of Warwickshire English bankers 19th-century English businesspeople {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1800s-stub