Augustus Greeves

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
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	(1806-09-07)7 September 1806 Knaresborough, United Kingdom
Died	23 May 1874(1874-05-23) (aged 67) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian

Augustus 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. He 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] He died in Melbourne on 23 May 1874, at the age of 67 and is buried in Melbourne General Cemetery.