Background
He was born in Zurich, Ontario, became a carpenter by trade and operated a hardware store and hotel in Zurich.
He was born in Zurich, Ontario, became a carpenter by trade and operated a hardware store and hotel in Zurich.
He served as mayor of Kitchener from 1921 to 1922. Greb moved to Kitchener in 1909. He was secretary-treasurer of the Berlin Shoe Manufacturing Company in 1910.
He became company owner in 1912 and, in 1916, it was renamed the Greb Shoe Company Limited.
He served on Kitchener city council from 1917 to 1921, from 1924 to 1927 and from 1929 to 1931.