Edward Greive

Edward Greive

Edward Greive (1797 – June 2 1845) was a businessman and political figure in Canada East.

He was a merchant at Trois-Rivières and also acted as an agent there for Mathew Bell. In 1844, he married Catherine, Bell's daughter. Greive served in the local militia, becoming lieutenant in 1825, and later served in a volunteer company of loyalist militia organized by Mathew Bell during the Lower Canada Rebellion. In 1837, with Bell, he purchased parcels of land in Brompton and Durham townships. He was named treasurer for Trois-Rivières district in 1841. Greive was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Trois-Rivières in 1844.

He died in office at Trois-Rivières in 1845.

External links

* [http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/Membres/notices/g-i/greie.htm Biography from Assemblée nationale du Québec (french)]
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4688 "Les députés de la région des Trois-Rivières", FJ Audet (1934)]


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