Augustus Frederick Adolphus Greeves (7 September 1806 – 23 May 1874) was a Mayor of Melbourne and Member of Parliament in Melbourne, Australia.

Early life

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.

Career

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. 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.

Personal life

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

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Political offices
Preceded byWilliam BellMayor of Melbourne 1849–1850Succeeded byWilliam Nicholson
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded byJames JohnstonMember for City of Melbourne January 1853 – March 1856 With: William Westgarth 1853 John Smith 1853–56 John O'Shanassy 1853–56 John Hodgson 1853–56 Henry Langlands 1853, Frederick Sargood 1853–56 James Murphy 1853–55, Thomas Rae 1855–56Original Council abolished
Victorian Legislative Assembly
New districtMember for East Bourke November 1856 – March 1857 July 1857 – August 1859 With: Robert Bennett 1856–57 Richard Heales 1857–59Succeeded byRobert Bennett James Macintosh
Preceded byJames CowieMember for Geelong East February 1860 – July 1861 With: Alexander ThomsonSucceeded byButler Cole Aspinall John Richardson
Preceded byJohn HoodMember for Belfast November 1864 – December 1865Succeeded byGordon Evans