Arthur Nattle Grigg (1896 – 29 November 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was educated at Christ's College and was a farmer.
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Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1938–1941 | 26th | Mid-Canterbury | National |
He represented the electorate of Mid-Canterbury in Parliament from the 1938 election, when he defeated Horace Herring.[1] He was a Major in the NZEF in World War II, and was killed on 29 November 1941[2] when Brigadier Hargest’s headquarters in Libya was overrun.
His wife Mary Grigg succeeded him in the Mid-Canterbury electorate[2] and became the first woman National MP, but retired when she remarried.
Parliament of New Zealand | ||
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Preceded by Horace Herring |
Member of Parliament for Mid-Canterbury 1938–1941 |
Succeeded by Mary Grigg |