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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003583b.htm person Grimwade Frederick Sheppard AACR2 10 November 1840 4 August 1910 Place of Birth Harleston, Norfolk, England Place of Death Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Business executive Member of Parliament Pharmaceutical manufacturer Frederick Sheppard Grimwade was a pharmacist, business entrepreneur, racehorse breeder and parliamentarian. Together he and Alfred Felton developed a business empire which covered pharmaceutical, glass, plastics and chemical manufacturing and helped pioneered these industries in Australia. Grimwade arrived in Melbourne in 1862 to manage Edward Youngman's wholesale drug-house. When Youngman died, Grimwade and Felton bought out the company calling it Felton, Grimwade & Co. This was the start of their remarkable business career and the firm soon became the largest drug-house in Victoria. Of Grimwade's nine children, three played a significant part in developing the Grimwade empire after his death. A fourth son, Alfred Sheppard (1874-1941) became a surgeon and in 1920 joined the family business as director of Australian Oxygen and Industrial Gases Pty Ltd. All five Grimwades contributed greatly to many other aspects of Australian society throughout their lives. 1863 1866 Career position - Manger of Youngman McCann & Co, Wholesale Druggists 1867 Career position - Felton, Grimwade & Co. established 1872 1872 Career position - Founded Melbourne Glass Bottle Works (later Australian Glass Manufacturers Ltd.) 1883 1883 Career position - Chairman, Melbourne Chamber of Commerce 1889 1910 Career position - Chairman, Royal Bank 1891 c. 1902 Career position - Member of the Legislative Council for North Yarra Province 1894 1895 Career position - Member of the royal commission on state banking 1904 Career position - Sole owner of Felton, Grimwade & Co. after Felton's death Grimwade, Harold William (1869 - 1949) Grimwade, Edward Norton (1866 - 1945) Grimwade, Wilfrid Russell (1879 - 1955) Felton, Alfred (1831 - 1904) Grimwade, Geoffrey Holt (1902 - 1961)

Frederick Grimwade was the grandfather of Geoffrey Grimwade

 Grimwade Prize in Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne (1906 - )

Grimwade donated funds to the University of Melbourne to establish the Prize

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 Grimwade, Frederick Sheppard (1904-19500306)

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 'Grimwade, Frederick Sheppard', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Grimwade, Frederick Sheppard Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Grimwade, Frederick Sheppard (1840-1910), businessman and parliamentarian Poynter, J.R. Grimwade, Frederick Sheppard (1840-1910), businessman and parliamentarian Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1972 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 4: 1851 - 1890 D-J Douglas Pike 302-303 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000