David Grant (1823-1886) was a Scottish poet.
Grant was born in 1823 in the parish of
Upper Banchory, Kincardineshire, and was educated at
Aberdeen University. He became a teacher in 1852, and for some time kept a school at
Elgin, Moray
Elgin (; sco, Ailgin; gd, Eilginn, ) is a town (former cathedral city) and formerly a Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher gr ...
. In 1861, he was appointed French master in
Oundle grammar school, Northamptonshire. In 1865, he became assistant master of
Eccleshall College, a private school near Sheffield. Subsequently, he purchased a day school in Sheffield, which proved a failure, and in 1880 he had to retire from his charge penniless. From that date till his death in 1886 he acted as a private tutor in Edinburgh. He published ''Metrical Tales'' at Sheffield in 1880, and ''Lays and Legends of the North'' at Edinburgh in 1884. ''A Book of Ten Songs'', with music, with a preface by Professor Blackie, appeared after his death. His poems evince a sense of humour, and he had considerable narrative power in verse.
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1823 births
1886 deaths
19th-century poets
Scottish poets
People from Banchory
Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
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19th-century Scottish educators
19th-century Scottish writers
Teachers at Oundle School
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