George Skeffington Grimmer, Queen's Counsel was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick.
Background
He was born in Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, the son of Elizabeth Maxwell, daughter of a United Empire Loyalist, and her husband John Davidson Grimmer (1851–1936), a ship builder of German descent whose ancestor Thomas Grimmer (1759–1828) was also a United Empire Loyalist.
Career
He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1862 to 1864 as a Liberal member. His mother, and He was educated in Saint Stephen and at Washington Academy in East Machias, Maine. Grimmer studied law with James Watson Chandler, was called to the bar in 1849 and set up practice in Charlotte County.
He resigned his seat in the legislative assembly after he was named Clerk of the Peace for the county in 1864.
He later served as clerk for the county court and for the circuit court and then was secretary for the county. Grimmer also served as captain in the county militia.
In 1873, he was named Queen"s Counsel. George Grimmer died in 1887.
Their son, West.C.H. Grimmer, followed in his father"s footsteps and became a lawyer who also served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1903 to 1917.