Augustus Frederick Adolphus Greeves (7 September 1806 – 23 May 1874) was a Mayor of Melbourne and Member of Parliament in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
Augustus Frederick Adolphus Greeves | |
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 Augustus F. A. Greeves, ca. 1855. State Library Victoria pictures collection | |
| 7th Mayor of Melbourne | |
| In office 1849–1850 | |
| Preceded by | William Montgomerie Bell |
| Succeeded by | William Nicholson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1806 Knaresborough, United Kingdom |
| Died | 23 May 1874 (aged 67) Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
Early life
editAugustus Frederick Adolphus Greeves was born in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England. In 1840, he emigrated to Port Phillip District, the part of the Colony of New South Wales that became the Colony of Victoria in 1851.
Career
editHe was one of the first medical men to arrive in Melbourne. He was a surgeon, publican and local councillor and was the Mayor of the City of Melbourne between 1849 and 1850. He was also, for a short time, the editor of the Port Phillip Gazette and the Melbourne Morning Herald.[2] He was a founding member of Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. in Victoria.
Greeves was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1853 to 1856 for the City of Melbourne. Then he was a member of the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly for East Bourke 1856 to 1859, then Geelong East 1860 to 1861 and Belfast from 1864 to 1865.[1]
Personal life
editHe died in Melbourne on 23 May 1874, at the age of 67 and is buried in Melbourne General Cemetery.
References
edit- ^ a b "Augustus Frederick Adolphus Greeves". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
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