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About Elizabeth Grieve
Elizabeth Harriet Grieve was a British swindler. She was offering to intercede to gain preferments for her customers. She charged them with the costs of the (illegal) bribes. Her most public swindle was to offer to arrange a marriage between the Honorable Charles James Fox and a West Indian heiress. The heiress never existed. The court case led to verses and a play at the Haymarket, The Cozeners in 1774 where one of the leading character was named Miss Fleece'um.
Everything about Elizabeth Grieve →- Occupation
- con artist
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Born
- 1723