James Grant may refer to:

Politics and law

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 ...

(died 1695), Scottish lawyer *

Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet (28 July 1679 – 16 January 1747) was a Scottish Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 25 years from 1722 to 1747. He was Chief of Clan Grant from 1719 until his death. Early life Grant was the third, ...

(1679–1747), Scottish Whig politician *

Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet Sir James Grant of Grant, 8th Baronet, (19 May 1738, Moray – 18 February 1811, Castle Grant) was a Scottish landowner, politician and Chief of Clan Grant. He went by the nickname of ''the good Sir James''. Life Grant was the son of Sir Ludov ...

(1738–1811), Scottish member of parliament *

James Grant (Texas politician) James Grant (1793–1836) was a 19th-century Texas politician, physician and military participant in the Texas Revolution. Early life James Grant was born on July 28, 1793, in Ross-shire, Scotland, son of William Grant. His paternal grandfather, ...

(1793–1836), Texas-Mexico politician, physician and military participant in the Texas Revolution *

James Grant (newspaper editor) James Grant (1802, Elgin, Moray – 23 May 1879, London) was a British author and newspaper editor.D. M. Griffiths‘Grant, James (1802–1879)’ ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 19 Dec 2007 ...

(1802–1879), British newspaper editor *

James Grant (Iowa politician) James Grant (December 12, 1812 – March 14, 1891) was an American lawyer, statesman, and business leader in Davenport, Iowa. James was born on his family's plantation near Enfield in Halifax County, North Carolina, on December 12, 1812. H ...

(1812–1891), American political leader in Iowa *

James Macpherson Grant James Macpherson Grant (1822 – 1 April 1885) was an Australian solicitor who defended the Eureka Stockade rebels and a politician who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the Victorian Legislative Council. Early life and le ...

(1822–1885), Victoria (Australia) politician *

James Grant (Ontario politician) Sir James Alexander Grant (August 11, 1831 – February 5, 1920) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Russell (Ontario electoral district), Russell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative Party of Canad ...

(1831–1920), Scottish-born Canadian physician and politician *

James Benton Grant James Benton Grant (January 2, 1848 – November 1, 1911) was an American mining engineer, Confederate soldier, and the third Governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He was born in Russell County, Alabama and died in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. ...

(1848–1911), American governor of Colorado *

Sir James Augustus Grant, 1st Baronet Sir James Augustus Grant, 1st Baronet (3 March 1867 – 29 July 1932) was a British Conservative Party politician. Early life Born in Jalandhar, India, he was the son of the Scottish explorer James Augustus Grant and his wife Margaret Laurie. ...

(1867–1932), British Conservative Party member of parliament * Jim Grant (lawyer) (born 1937), Canadian lawyer *

James W. Grant James William "Bill" Grant (born September 21, 1943) is an American banker and former politician from Madison, Florida. From 1987 to 1991, he served two terms in the United States House of Representatives. Biography A graduate of Florida Sta ...

(born 1943), U.S. congressman from Florida * J. W. Grant (born 1982), member of the Florida House of Representatives

Military

James Grant (British Army officer, born 1720) James Grant, Laird of Ballindalloch (1720–1806) was a British Army officer who served as a major general during the American War of Independence. He served as Governor of East Florida from 1763 to 1771, and between 1773 and 1802 he had seats i ...

(1720–1806), British general in Revolutionary War *

James Grant (navigator) James Grant (1772 – 11 November 1833) was a Scottish born British Royal Navy officer and navigator in the early nineteenth century. He served in Australia in 1800-1801 and was the first to map parts of the south coast of Australia. Early life ...

(1772–1833), British naval officer, Australian explorer * James Grant (British Army officer, born 1778) (1778–1852), British major-general who fought at Waterloo *James

Hope Grant General Sir James Hope Grant, GCB (22 July 1808 – 7 March 1875) was a British Army officer. He served in the First Opium War, First Anglo-Sikh War, Indian Rebellion of 1857, and Second Opium War. Early life Grant was the fifth and younge ...

(1808–1875), British general * James Grant (RAF airman) (1899–?), Scottish World War I flying ace *

James Monteith Grant Sir James Monteith Grant FRHSC (Hon) (19 October 1903 – 1 December 1981) was Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland from 1969 to 1981. Educated at the Edinburgh Academy and the University of Edinburgh, where he studied law, he was appointed a ...

(1903–1981), Scottish officer of arms

Arts and academia

James Grant (1822–1887) James Grant (1822–1887) was a Scottish novelist and miscellaneous writer. Grant was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was a distant relation of Sir Walter Scott. He was a prolific author, writing some 90 books, including many yellow-backs. T ...

, Edinburgh-born author and historian * James Ardern Grant (1887–1973), English portrait painter *

James Edward Grant James Edward Grant (July 2, 1905 – February 19, 1966) was an American short story writer, screenwriter and film director, who contributed to more than fifty films between 1935 and 1971. He collaborated with John Wayne on twelve projects, start ...

(1905–1966), American short story writer and screenwriter *

James Grant (artist) James Edward Grant (May 25, 1924 – August 14, 1997) was an American painter and sculptor active from the late 1950s into the early 1970s. Best known for his sculptural work in plastics, this work by no means defined him but was rather a natural ...

(1924–1997), California painter and sculptor *

James Grant (finance) James "Jim" Grant (born 26 July 1946) is an American writer and publisher. He founded ''Grant's Interest Rate Observer'', a twice-monthly journal of the financial markets published since 1983. He has also written several books on finance and his ...

(born 1946), American author, journalist, and publisher of Grant's Interest Rate Observer *

Lee Child James Dover Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is best known for his ''Jack Reacher'' novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American ...

(born 1954), pseudonym of James D. "Jim" Grant, British thriller author *

James Grant (musician) James Grant (born 8 October 1964) is a Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter. He grew up in Glasgow's Castlemilk district and still resides in the city. Friends Again James Grant's music career began in 1982 as songwriter and guitarist in th ...

(born 1964), Scottish musician *James Grant, member of the duo

Ill Blu Ill Blu (stylized as iLL BLU) is a British record production duo, consisting of James Grant and Darius Ellington. History Ill Blu began their career in 2008 following the release of "Frontline" by Princess Nyah; at the time, the members of Ill ...

*Jim Grant, former principal of

Cirencester College Cirencester College is a sixth form college based in the town of Cirencester in the South Cotswolds. It is a specialist sixth form provider serving communities in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire. Cirencester Col ...

Religion

James Grant (Scottish bishop) James Grant (1706–1778) was a Roman Catholic priest, priest and Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop who served as a missionary for the illegal and underground Catholic Church in Scotland upon the Isle of Barra and later as the vicar apostolic of t ...

(1706–1778), Roman Catholic bishop in Scotland *

James Grant (minister) James Grant FRSE DD DCL (January 23, 1800 – July 28, 1890) was a Scottish minister. Combining his religious skills with business skills he was also Director of Scottish Widows for 50 years (1840 to 1890) and Moderator of the General Assembly ...

(1800–1890), Scottish cleric and Director of Scottish Widows *

James Grant (Australian bishop) James Alexander Grant (31 August 1931 – 10 July 2019) was an Australian Anglican bishop who was the Dean of Melbourne from 1985 to 1999. Grant was educated at the University of Melbourne where he took a BA(Hons) in history. After further studi ...

( l. 1960–1999), Anglican bishop and Dean of Melbourne in Australia

Sport

*Jim Grant (baseball) (1894–1985), Major League Baseball pitcher *Jimmy Grant (1918–1970), Major League Baseball infielder *Jim Grant (footballer), Scottish footballer *Mudcat Grant (James Grant, 1935–2021), Major League Baseball pitcher *James Grant (rugby) (born 1964), Australian rugby football international

Other

James William Grant (astronomer) James William Grant FRSE FRAS, 3rd Laird of Wester Elchies (1788–1865) was a Scottish astronomer and landowner. On 23 July 1844 he was the first person to observe and record the existence of the star Antares B. Life He was born on 12/13 Augu ...

(1788–1865), Scottish astronomer, discoverer of Antares B *

James Augustus Grant Lieutenant-Colonel James Augustus Grant (11 April 1827 – 11 February 1892) was a Scottish explorer of eastern equatorial Africa. He made contributions to the journals of various learned societies, the most notable being the "Botany of the Sp ...

(1827–1892), Scottish explorer in East Africa *

James Gordon Stuart Grant James Gordon Stuart Grant ( 1834 – 27 February 1902) was a New Zealand demagogue, journalist and eccentric. He was born in Glenlivet, Banffshire, Scotland in circa 1834. He unsuccessfully stood in the 1859 Town of Dunedin by-election again ...

(1834–1902), a local eccentric in Dunedin, New Zealand. *

James Shaw Grant James Shaw Grant FRSE CBE (22 May 1910 – 28 July 1999) was a writer and journalist from the Isle of Lewis. He was strongly associated with the Highlands and Islands Development Board. Life He was born in Stornoway and educated at the Nichols ...

(1910–1999), writer and journalist from the Isle of Lewis *

James P. Grant James Pineo Grant (May 12, 1922 – January 28, 1995) was an American diplomat and children's advocate. Grant served for 15 years (from January 1980 to January 1995) as the third executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund, United Nat ...

(1922–1995), executive director of UNICEF {{hndis, Grant, James