George Davidson Grant (June 25, 1870 – March 17, 1915) was a Canadian politician.
George Davidson Grant | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ontario North | |
In office 1903–1908 | |
Preceded by | Angus McLeod |
Succeeded by | Samuel Simpson Sharpe |
Personal details | |
Born | Waterdown (Hamilton), Ontario | June 25, 1870
Died | March 17, 1915 | (aged 44)
Political party | Liberal |
Born in Waterdown, Ontario, the son of Rev. Robert N. Grant, D.D., Scotch, and Marian E. McMullen, Irish, Grant educated at Common Schools, the Collegiate Institute and Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. A lawyer, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Ontario North in a 1903 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, Angus McLeod. A Liberal, he was re-elected again in 1904 and was defeated in 1908.
References
edit- George Davidson Grant – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904