Background
Grimmond was born in 1843 in Drogheda, Ireland, the son of James Grimmond.
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Joseph Grimmond
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Career
He was Mayor of Ross for many years, represented the West Coast in the House of representatives for one term, and was later called to the Legislative Council. He obtained his education at the Drogheda Blue Coat school and trained as an engineer He emigrated to Melbourne in 1859 on the Eagle and joined the gold rush.
He came to New Zealand in 1861 and continued working on various gold fields, and came to the West Coast in 1865.
He was Mayor of Ross for 13 years. He represented the Hokitika electorate in the House of Representatives from 1887 to 1890, when he was defeated for Westland by Richard Seddon.
Grimmond stood again in the 1896 election, but was beaten by Seddon with more than a 50% margin of the vote. She suffered increasing paralysis and died in November 1895.
He was appointed to the Legislative Council in 1918 and served until his death.
He remained active until old age and in 1923 at the age of 80, he led a party of parliamentarians up the Franz Josef Glacier. He died suddenly in Ross on 27 November 1924.
Membership
He became involved in politics, and was a member of Westland County for many years, including five as its chairman.
