Albert Grigg

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Albert Grigg

| image =

| caption =

| office1 = Ontario MPP

| term_start1 = 1908

| term_end1 = 1915

| predecessor1 = William Ross Smyth

| successor1 = John Morrow Robb

| constituency1 = Algoma

| party = Conservative

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1873|5|9}}

| birth_place = Huron County, Ontario

| death_date = {{death date and age|1959|10|24|1873|5|9}}

| death_place = Algoma District, Ontario

| profession = Businessman

| spouse = Jane Rowe

| children =

}}

Albert Grigg (May 9, 1873 – October 24, 1959) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Algoma in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1908 to 1915. He stepped down in 1915 to become deputy minister of the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines.

He was born in Huron County, Ontario, the son of William Grigg, and educated in Bruce Mines. He married Jane Rowe. Grigg served as reeve for Plummer Township and was mayor of Bruce Mines for 37 years.

He was known by his party as the "tall, silver tongued orator".{{cite book|title=Renewing nature's wealth: a centennial history of the public management of lands, forests & wildlife in Ontario, 1763-1967|author1=Lambert, R.S.|author2=Pross, P.|author3=Ontario. Dept. of Lands and Forests|date=1967|publisher=Ontario Dept. of Lands and Forests|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ip-BAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=2015-08-20}}

He died in 1959.{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~murrayp/algoma/plummer/cloudsle/grigg1.jpg|title=Photo of Albert Grigg's gravestone|publisher=Canadian Gravemarker Gallery|accessdate=2015-08-20}}

References

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  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1915, EJ Chambers