Samuel Grimes was a politician in

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, Australia. He was a Member of the

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Early life

Samuel was born on 13 August 1837 at

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, England, and arrived in the part of the

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that would later become Queensland on the ship ''

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'' in 1849. He was involved in farming in a number of areas around Moreton Bay from 1857 and was responsible for developing a sugar plantation on

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in the

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Politics

Grimes was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the electorate of Oxley on 3 December 1878 in the 1878 Queensland election. Grimes was sued for libel under an action taken by

Thomas McIlwraith Sir Thomas McIlwraith (17 May 1835 – 17 July 1900) was for many years the dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland. He was Premier of Queensland from 1879 to 1883, again in 1888, and for a third time in 1893. In common with most po ...

in May 1888. The suit involved words used in a speech made at the declaration of the poll at Oxley on 19 May 1888 in the 1888 Queensland election when Grimes stated, amongst other things, "He might also mention that his opponent and his friends were extremely lavish of their money". He represented Oxley until his death on 18 June 1902.

Later life

Grimes died on 18 June 1902 of pneumonia after a short illness.

References

Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1902 deaths Deaths from pneumonia in Queensland 1837 births 19th-century Australian politicians Colony of Queensland people {{Australia-politician-stub