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James Grant (Australian Politician)
James Grant may refer to: Politics and law * Sir James Grant, 1st Baronet (died 1695), Scottish lawyer * Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet (1679–1747), Scottish Whig politician *Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet (1738–1811), Scottish member of parliament *James Grant (Texas politician) (1793–1836), Texas-Mexico politician, physician and military participant in the Texas Revolution * James Grant (newspaper editor) (1802–1879), British newspaper editor * James Grant (Iowa politician) (1812–1891), U.S. political leader in Iowa *James Macpherson Grant (1822–1885), Victoria (Australia) politician * James Alexander Grant (1831–1920), Scottish-born Canadian physician and politician *James Benton Grant (1848–1911), U.S. governor of Colorado * Sir James Augustus Grant, 1st Baronet (1867–1932), British Conservative Party member of parliament * Jim Grant (lawyer) (born 1937), Canadian lawyer * James W. Grant (born 1943), U.S. congressman from Florida * J. W. Grant (born 1982), member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir James Grant, 1st Baronet
Sir James Grant, 1st Baronet (died 1695) was a Scottish lawyer of the seventeenth century. Appointed King's Advocate, he was created a baronet, "of Dalvey, Elgin", in the baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ... on 10 August 1688, with remainder "to his heirs whatsoever". He died in 1695 and was succeeded in his title and estates by his younger brother Ludovic. Lodge's ''Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage and Baronetage'' states that this family of Grant is "a branch of the ancient family of Grant, of Grant".page 699 of Edmund Lodge's ''The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage and Baronetage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |