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Colin Grant (other)
Colin Grant may refer to: * Colin Grant (author) (born 1961), British author of Jamaican origin * Colin Grant (bishop) (1832–1889), Scottish clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen, 1889 * Colin Grant (footballer) (born 1944), Scottish footballer * Colin Grant (musician), Canadian fiddler; former member of Còig Còig is a Canadian folk music group from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
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Colin Grant (author)
Colin Grant (born 1961, Hitchin, England) is a British writer of Jamaican origin who is the author of several books, including a 2008 biography of Marcus Garvey entitled ''Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey and His Dream of Mother Africa''. Grant is also a historian, Associate Fellow in the Centre for Caribbean Studies and a BBC radio producer. Biography Early years Grant grew up on a council estate in Luton, had a brother Christopher and attended St Columba's College, St Albans. Career Grant joined the BBC in 1991, and has worked as a TV script editor and radio producer of arts and science programmes on Radio 4 and on the World Service. In 2009, a two-part documentary about ''Caribbean Voices'' (1943–1958) was produced by Grant. He has written and directed plays, including ''The Clinic'', based on the lives of the photojournalists Tim Page and Don McCullin. Among several radio drama-documentaries he has written and produced are ''African Man of Letters: ...
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Colin Grant (bishop)
Bishop Colin Cameron Grant (1832–1889) was a Scottish clergyman who briefly served as the Roman Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen in 1889. Life Born at Glen Gairn near Ballater on 3 February 1832, he was ordained a priest on 22 December 1855 at Blairs College near Aberdeen. He was appointed the Bishop of the Diocese of Aberdeen by the Holy See on 16 July 1889, and consecrated to the Episcopate on 13 August 1889. The principal consecrator was Archbishop William Smith, and the principal co-consecrators were Bishop John McLachlan and Bishop (later Archbishop) Angus MacDonald. His main charge as Bishop was St Mary's Cathedral, Aberdeen. He died at the Bishop's House in Aberdeen on 26 September 1889, aged 57. He is buried in St Mary's Cathedral, Aberdeen The Cathedral Church of St Mary of the Assumption, usually known as St Mary's Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is the home of the see of the Bishop of Aberdeen, who i ...
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Colin Grant (footballer)
Colin Grant (born 21 July 1944) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Playing career Born in Edinburgh and raised in Bo'ness, in 1963, Grant signed for Linlithgow Rose. After a season at the club, in which he scored 55 goals, Grant was signed by Jock Stein for Hibernian. On 21 February 1966, Grant made his debut for Hibs in a 2–1 defeat against rivals Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Cup. During his time at the club, Grant scored 15 times in 41 appearances in all competitions, including once against Lokomotive Leipzig in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in November 1968. Following his departure from Hibs, Grant moved to England, signing for Chelmsford City. Whilst at Chelmsford, Grant was employed by the Marconi Company. After four years at Chelmsford, during which he scored 62 goals in 118 appearances in all competitions, Grant returned to Scotland, signing for Highland League club Peterhead, taking up a promotion at the Marconi Company i ...
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Colin Grant (musician)
Colin Grant may refer to: * Colin Grant (author) Colin Grant (born 1961, Hitchin, England) is a British writer of Jamaican origin who is the author of several books, including a 2008 biography of Marcus Garvey entitled ''Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey and His Dream of Mo ... (born 1961), British author of Jamaican origin * Colin Grant (bishop) (1832–1889), Scottish clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Aberdeen, 1889 * Colin Grant (footballer) (born 1944), Scottish footballer {{hndis, Grant, Colin ...
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