John Grant (Canadian politician)

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John Grant (June 1, 1841 – December 12, 1919) was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cassiar from 1882 to 1890 and Victoria City from 1890 to 1894 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He did not seek a fourth term in the Legislature in the 1894 provincial election.

John Grant
Mayor of Victoria, British Columbia
In office
1887–1891
Preceded byJames Fell
Succeeded byRobert Beaven
Personal details
Born(1841-06-01)June 1, 1841
Alford, Scotland
DiedDecember 12, 1919(1919-12-12) (aged 78)
Victoria, British Columbia

He was born in Alford, the eldest son of John Grant, and was educated at Midmar in Aberdeenshire.[1] Grant came to Canada West with his family in 1855.[2] In 1862, he moved to British Columbia from Elora.[1] Grant spent five or six years in the Cariboo District and at the mines on the Peace River. In 1876, he became part of a firm located in Cassiar.[2] Grant was mayor of Victoria from 1887 to 1891. Grant also served as a justice of the peace and a government roads superintendent.[1] Grant died at Victoria in 1919.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gemmill, John Alexander (1891). The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891. p. 371. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  2. ^ a b Victoria illustrated : containing a general description of the province of British Columbia ... Ellis & Co. 1891. p. 75. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  3. ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search".