Fred Grimwade

Who was Fred Grimwade?

Frederick Sheppard "Fred" Grimwade was an Australian politician.

Grimwade was born in Melbourne, the son of Erick Grimwade and Gwendolen Ada Carnegie. He attended Melbourne Grammar School and Melbourne University, from which he obtained a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, and then Iowa State College in the United States. He subsequently farmed at Glenaroua Homestead in Broadford. On 3 May 1956 he married Joan Elizabeth Rich, State Commissioner of the Victorian Girl Guides Association from 1973 to 1978. Grimwade was involved in several beef farming societies as well as the agriculture faculty of Melbourne University, and was on the council of the Bendigo Institute of Technology and the state Liberal Party. He was a member of Pyalong Shire Council from 1961 to 1980, serving as president from 1962 to 1963 and 1972 to 1972. In 1967 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council representing Bendigo Province, transferring to Central Highlands in 1979. He retired from politics in 1987.