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Grice, Sir John (1850–1935)

	Grice, Sir John (1850–1935)
Born	6 October, 1850 Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Died	27 February, 1935 (aged 84) South Yarra, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Methodist
Related Entries [View as tree]	Grice, Mary Anne (wife) Grice, George (son) Grice, Thomas Gerald (son) Grice, Anne Lavinia (mother) Grice, Richard (father) Grice, James (brother) Grice, Richard (brother) Grice, Annie Ruth (sister-in-law) Power, David H. (brother-in-law) Collins, Percy Robert (nephew by marriage) Longstaff, John Campbell (artist)
Education*	Melbourne Grammar School (student, 1861-1866) Wesley College (Melbourne) (student, 1867-1868) University of Melbourne (student, ?-1872)
Occupation*	rower (1870-1875) Victoria, Australia wholesaler (1872-1935) Victoria, Australia company director (1882-1935) Victoria, Australia benefactor (general) (1888-1935) Victoria, Australia university vice-chancellor (1918-1935) Victoria, Australia university vice-chancellor (1918-1935) Victoria, Australia
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1917)
Clubs*	Melbourne Club (member, ?-1935)
Legacies*	Grice scholarship (Wesley College, Melbourne) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Australian Glass Manufacturers Ltd (chairman of directors) Dunlop Perdriau Rubber Co (chairman of directors) Emu Bay Railway Co Ltd (chairman of directors) Howard Smith Ltd (chairman of directors) Malvern Hills Pastoral Co (director) New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co (chairman of directors) North British and Mercantile Insurance Co (chairman of directors) Portland Pastoral Co (director) Red Cross Society (Vic) (founding treasurer) Trustees, Executors and Agency Co Ltd (chairman of directors) Royal Melbourne Hospital (committee member, 1886) National Bank of Australasia (board member, 1887-1935) Metropolitan Gas Co (chairman of directors, 1901) Royal Melbourne Hospital (president, 1905-1918) Bank of Australasia (chairman, 1906-1932) Old Wesley Collegians (president, 1918)
Stately Homes*	Coolullah (South Yarra, Melbourne) (owner, ?-1935)
Workplaces*	Ormerod & Co (director) University of Melbourne (council) (vice-chancellor) Grice, Sumner, and Co (employee, 1872) John Grice & Co (director, 1878-1888) University of Melbourne (council) (council member, 1888)

* Dates are approximate