James Grimble Groves
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James Grimble Groves was a British
brewer and Conservative
politician.
He was the son of William Peer Groves, of Springbank, Pendleton
, near Salford and was educated privately and at Owen's College, Manchester
. He became chairman and managing director of Groves and Whitnall Limited, owners of the Regent Road Brewery, Salford.
Groves was the chairman of the Salford Conservative Association, and when the member of parliament
for Salford South
announced his retirement prior to the 1900 general election
, he was selected as the party's candidate. He successfully held the seat for the Conservatives.
In November 1900 a number of arsenic
poisonings in the Manchester area were traced to beer from the Groves and Whitnall Brewery, and consequently a large amount of the company's stock had to be destroyed. In 1903, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant
of Cheshire
.
Groves only served one term in the Commons, losing his seat to Hilaire Belloc
in the Liberal
landslide at the 1906 general election
.
He married in 1878, and made his home at Oldfield Hall, Altrincham
, Cheshire
. He died in June 1914 aged 59, after a long illness. His son was Robert Marsland Groves, the naval aviation pioneer and senior Royal Air Force commander.
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brewer and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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politician.
He was the son of William Peer Groves, of Springbank, Pendleton
Pendleton, Greater Manchester
Pendleton is an inner city area of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is about from Manchester city centre. The A6 dual carriageway skirts the east of the district....
, near Salford and was educated privately and at Owen's College, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. He became chairman and managing director of Groves and Whitnall Limited, owners of the Regent Road Brewery, Salford.
Groves was the chairman of the Salford Conservative Association, and when the member of parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Salford South
Salford South (UK Parliament constituency)
Salford South was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester from 1885 until 1950. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- History :...
announced his retirement prior to the 1900 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1900
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
, he was selected as the party's candidate. He successfully held the seat for the Conservatives.
In November 1900 a number of arsenic
Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As, atomic number 33 and relative atomic mass 74.92. Arsenic occurs in many minerals, usually in conjunction with sulfur and metals, and also as a pure elemental crystal. It was first documented by Albertus Magnus in 1250.Arsenic is a metalloid...
poisonings in the Manchester area were traced to beer from the Groves and Whitnall Brewery, and consequently a large amount of the company's stock had to be destroyed. In 1903, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
.
Groves only served one term in the Commons, losing his seat to Hilaire Belloc
Hilaire Belloc
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian who became a naturalised British subject in 1902. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century. He was known as a writer, orator, poet, satirist, man of letters and political activist...
in the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
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landslide at the 1906 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1906
-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
.
He married in 1878, and made his home at Oldfield Hall, Altrincham
Altrincham
Altrincham is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on flat ground south of the River Mersey about southwest of Manchester city centre, south-southwest of Sale and east of Warrington...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. He died in June 1914 aged 59, after a long illness. His son was Robert Marsland Groves, the naval aviation pioneer and senior Royal Air Force commander.