Arthur Grimm
Arthur Hetherington Grimm | |
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| Born | Error: Invalid birth date for calculating age Dalby, Australia |
| Died | 20 March 1939 (aged 70) Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer, stock and station agent, politician |
| Years active | 1891–1925 |
| Known for | Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly |
Arthur Hetherington Grimm (27 August 1868 – 20 March 1939) was an Australian farmer, stock and station agent, and politician based in New South Wales.
He was born in Dalby to Mary Hetherington and George Grimm, a Presbyterian clergyman. Due to his father's ecclesiastical duties, the family relocated frequently, with Grimm spending his childhood in Young, Grenfell, and Balmain. He attended Fort Street Public School but left at age sixteen to pursue work as a drover, shearer, and farm laborer. In 1891, he acquired land near Grenfell; however, financial difficulties led to bankruptcy in 1895. After being discharged in 1896, he entered the profession of stock and station agency. On 27 June 1900, he married Jane Eliza Stinson, and together they had five children.
Grimm's initial attempt at entering the New South Wales Legislative Assembly came in the 1901 election when he stood as a Liberal candidate for Grenfell but was narrowly defeated by William Holman. He also contested the Burrangong seat in 1904 without success. Redirecting his efforts to local governance, he was elected to the Weddin Shire Council in 1906 and held the presidency in 1913. That same year, he secured the Legislative Assembly seat for Ashburnham representing the Farmers and Settlers Association, with endorsement from the Liberal Reform Party. From February to April 1920, Grimm briefly held the position of minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Agriculture. Following electoral boundary changes that merged Ashburnham into Murrumbidgee, he was elected as one of three representatives under proportional representation, serving until 1925 when he chose not to run again.
Grimm passed away in Manly on .
His younger brother Reg served with the Australian Imperial Force's 7th Light Horse during Gallipoli and died by suicide at Arthur's home in 1932.