John Grieve (politician)

John Grieve
MPP for Middlesex North
In office
June 29, 1914 – September 23, 1919
Personal details
Born (1852-08-15)August 15, 1852
Folkestone, Kent, England
Died November 17, 1920(1920-11-17) (aged 68)
Simcoe, Ontario
Political party Ontario Liberal Party

John Grieve (April 15, 1852 – November 17, 1920) was an English-born farmer, manufacturer and political figure in Ontario. He represented Middlesex North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Liberal member.[1]

He was born in Folkestone, the son of Thomas Grieve and Elizabeth Main,[2] both of Scottish descent, and came to Canada in 1862. In 1875, he married Caroline I.Wilson. Grieve was president of the Parkhill Lumber and Manufacturing Company. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1911.[2] He died in 1920.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "John Grieve, MPP". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  2. 1 2 Chambers, Ernest J (1916). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1916.
  3. ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKWQ-PMN


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