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Francis William Grant
Francis William Grant may refer to: *Francis Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield (6 March 1778 – 30 July 1853) was a Scottish nobleman, a Member of Parliament and is listed as the 25th Chief of The Clan Grant. The names Grant and Ogilvie The family of Grant of Grant, ... (1778–1853), Scottish politician, member of parliament for Elginshire and other constituencies * Francis William Grant (1814–1840), Scottish politician, member of parliament for Inverness-shire, son of the 6th Earl See also * Francis Grant (other) {{hndis, Grant, Francis William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl Of Seafield
Francis William Ogilvy-Grant, 6th Earl of Seafield (6 March 1778 – 30 July 1853) was a Scottish nobleman, a Member of Parliament and is listed as the 25th Chief of The Clan Grant. The names Grant and Ogilvie The family of Grant of Grant, on succeeding in 1811 to the Earldom of Seafield, first adopted the surname of Grant-Ogilvie, otherwise Grant-Ogilvy. This order was later reversed, so that Lord Cassillis' history, 'The Rulers of Strathspey' (1911) names the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Earls as Grant-Ogilvie but all their successors from Sir James, 9th Earl, as Ogilvie-Grant. Sir William Fraser's 'The Chiefs of Grant' (1884) preferred the style of Grant of Grant and Lord Ogilvie of Deskford and Cullen for both the 5th and 6th Earls; his article on the 7th Earl is named Sir John Charles Grant Ogilvie but the accompanying portrait is named Sir John Charles Ogilvie Grant, Baronet, Seventh Earl of Seafield etc. For the sake of consistency, historical works and articles (includin ... [...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] |