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Francis Grant (other)
Francis, Frances or Frank Grant may refer to: *Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen (1658/1663–1726), Scottish judge *Sir Francis Grant (artist) (1803–1878), Scottish artist * Francis Chapman Grant (1823–1894), merchant-prince in the Gold Coast *Sir Francis James Grant (1863–1953), Scottish Officer of Arms *Francis William Grant (1814–1840), British Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire * Frances Grant (1909–1982), American actress and dancer *Frank Grant (baseball) (1865–1937), baseball player *Frank Grant (American football) (born 1950), former American football wide receiver *Frank Grant (boxer) Frank Grant (born 22 May 1965) is a British former boxer who was British middleweight champion between 1992 and 1993. Career Born and raised in Bradford, Grant trained out of Phil Martin's Champs Camp gym in Moss Side, Manchester, and made his ... (born 1965), British boxer See also * Francis William Grant (other) {{human name disambiguation, Grant, Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Grant, Lord Cullen
Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen (between 1658 and 1663 – 1726) was a Scottish judge. Biography Francis Grant was the elder son of Archibald Grant of Ballintomb, Morayshire, a descendant of James Grant, 3rd Laird of Freuchie, by his wife Christian, daughter of Patrick Nairne of Cromdale, was born at Ballintomb in 1658. He was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, and afterwards at Leiden University where he was a favourite pupil of the learned civilian Johannes Voet. Soon after his return to Scotland Grant took a prominent part in the discussions on the constitutional questions arising out of the revolution. Some of the older lawyers insisted on the inability of the convention of estates to make any disposition of the crown. Grant strongly opposed this notion, and published a treatise arguing strongly for the power of the estates to establish a new succession. Grant was admitted an advocate on 29 January 1691, and, owing to the reputation which he had made by this treatis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Grant (artist)
Sir Francis Grant (18 January 1803 – 5 October 1878) was a Scottish portrait painter who painted Queen Victoria and many distinguished British aristocratic and political figures. He served as President of the Royal Academy. Life Grant was the fourth son of Francis Grant, Laird of Kilgraston, near Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, and his wife Anne Oliphant of Rossie. Grant was educated at Harrow School and Edinburgh High School. His father, a plantation owner in Jamaica, died in 1818, leaving money to his seven children. Initially Grant intended to become a lawyer, but he left his studies after a year, and took up painting. He possibly spent time in the Edinburgh studio of Alexander Nasmyth. Grant through his second wife gained access to a clientele in the hunting set at Melton Mowbray, where he hunted himself, and took lessons with the artist John Ferneley. He acquired a reputation as a painter of sporting subjects, and in 1834 exhibited at the Royal Academy a picture cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Chapman Grant
Francis Chapman Grant (1823 – 1889 or 1894) was a merchant in the Gold Coast. His nephew was the football player Arthur Wharton, and his grandson was the merchant and politician Paa Grant. Biography Son of a British father from Scotland and an African mother, Grant was educated in the United States, where according to one story he was a schoolboy contemporary of Ulysses Grant, while he is also listed as his cousin. Cape Coast page at Globio.travel. He became a schoolteacher in his father's native [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis James Grant
Sir Francis James Grant (1863–1953) was a Scottish officer of arms who eventually rose to the office of Lord Lyon King of Arms. Grant served in the Court of the Lord Lyon as Carrick Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary beginning on 17 May 1886. This appointment lasted until his promotion to the office of Rothesay Herald of Arms in Ordinary and Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records on 8 September 1898. On 10 May 1929, he was appointed Lord Lyon King of Arms and Secretary of the Order of the Thistle. He was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1935. Grant retired from the office on 30 June 1945. He was the representative of Grant of Corrimony, and was the son of John Grant, Marchmont Herald of Arms in Ordinary from 1884 to 1888. He was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists in 1944. Arms See also *King of Arms *Heraldry Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis William Grant (1814–1840)
Francis William Grant (5 October 1814–11 March 1840) (also known as Francis Ogilvy-Grant, and Francis Ogilvie-Grant) was a Scottish politician who served, briefly, as member of the UK Parliament for Inverness-shire, but died aged 25 at his mother's funeral. Biography Francis Grant was born on 5 October 1814, the son of Francis William Grant, who went on to be the 6th Earl of Seafield, and his wife Mary Anne Dunn, daughter of John Charles Dunn, a rich merchant in India. Grant senior was a member of parliament for 38 years; at the time of his son's birth, siting for Elginshire. Francis Grant's uncle, Ludovick Grant-Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Seafield, the brother of Grant senior, had also been an MP for Elginshire. Francis Grant became MP for Inverness-shire in 1838, aged 23, at a by-election occasioned by the resignation of the sitting MP, Alexander Chisholm. Grant's mother died in March 1840; Francis Grant travelled to the family seat, Cullen House Cullen House is a large h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Grant
Frances Grant (born Stella Theophane Fortier, February 15, 1909 – February 20, 1982) was an American movie actress and dancer. She appeared as the leading lady of Gene Autry in ''Red River Valley'' (1936) and '' Oh, Susanna!'' (1936) and other B-films such as '' Thunder Mountain'' (1935). and ''Cavalry'' (1936). Biography Frances Grant was born on February 15, 1913, in Roxbury, Massachusetts to Alfred Fortier and Mary Agnes Caples Fortier, one of two daughters. She acted in stock theater after high school. In the early 1930s, she became the dancing partner of Hal Le Roy in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1931. In 1934, she began her film career with uncredited roles as a dancer in the ''Kentucky Kernels'' (1934) and ''The Nitwits'' (1935). Grant appeared in ''Doubting Thomas'' (1935) after having her first major film role in the 1935 Western film ''Thunder Mountain'' opposite George O'Brien. In the following year she appeared as the leading lady of Gene Autry in ''Red River Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Grant (baseball)
Ulysses Franklin Grant (August 1, 1865 – May 27, 1937) was an American baseball player in the 19th century. Early in his career, he was a star player in the International League, shortly before race-based restrictions were imposed that banned African-American players from organized baseball. Grant then became a pioneer in the early Negro leagues, starring for several of the top African-American teams of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is widely considered to have been the greatest African-American player of the 19th century. In 2006, Grant was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Baseball career Grant was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He played semipro baseball in Pittsfield and in Plattsburgh, New York. In 1886, Grant played for the Meriden Silvermen team of the Eastern League, based in Meriden, Connecticut. After Meriden folded during the season. Grant signed with the Buffalo Bisons in the International League, one level below the major leagues. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Grant (American Football)
Frank Grant (born February 15, 1950) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Southern Colorado and was drafted in the 13th round of the 1972 NFL Draft. Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Grant was raised in Newark, New Jersey and attended East Side High School, where he played organized football for the first time despite having been told as a freshman that he was too small, at , to play the sport competitively.Shapiro, Leonard"Redskin Grant Has Overcome Long Odds" ''The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...'', October 7, 1977. Accessed October "'If you knew where he came from, what his background was, you'd know what I'm talking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Grant (boxer)
Frank Grant (born 22 May 1965) is a British former boxer who was British middleweight champion between 1992 and 1993. Career Born and raised in Bradford, Grant trained out of Phil Martin's Champs Camp gym in Moss Side, Manchester, and made his professional debut in October 1986, when he was stopped by Lincoln Pennant in the first round. He won 19 of his first 22 fights, including a win over Shaun Cummins and defeat to Kid Milo, before getting a shot at the British title in September 1992 at Elland Road against Herol Graham, who was making his fourth defence. Grant stopped Graham in the ninth round to take the title, inflicting Graham's only professional defeat to another British boxer.Gibson, Neil (2003)Imprisoned ex-champ is given another chance, ''The Star ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
