James Grant (Ontario politician) explained

Sir James Alexander Grant
Constituency Mp:Russell
Parliament:Canadian
Successor:Robert Blackburn
Term Start:1867
Term End:1874
Constituency Mp2:City of Ottawa
Parliament2:Canadian
Predecessor2:Honoré Robillard
Successor2:William H. Hutchison
Term Start2:1893
Term End2:1896
Birth Date:11 August 1831
Birth Place:Inverness, Scotland
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Party:Conservative

Sir James Alexander Grant (August 11, 1831  - February 5, 1920) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative Party of Canada member from 1867 to 1874; he also represented the City of Ottawa in the federal parliament from 1893 to 1896.

He was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1829, the son of James Grant and Jane Ord,[1] and came to Canada with his parents in 1830. He studied at the University of Queen's College and then studied medicine at McGill College, becoming an M.D. in 1854. In 1856, he married Maria, the daughter of Edward Malloch. Grant served as president of the College of Surgeons of Ontario and was also president of the Mechanics' Institute and Athenaeum of Ottawa. He published a number of articles in medical journals in England and Canada.[2] Grant served as physician to several Governors General from 1867 to 1905.[1] He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and a member of the Geological Society of England. He was named a KCMG in 1887.[3] He died in Ottawa at the age of 88.[1]

Archives

There is a James Alexander Grant fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[4] Archival reference number is R5173.

Electoral records

Escutcheon:Gules three antique crowns Or within a bordure chequy of the second and first.
Crest:A demi-savage Proper.
Motto:I'll Stand Sure[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.
  2. Book: Morgan . Henry J. . Henry James Morgan . The Canadian Parliamentary Companion . 1873 . Eighth . Montreal Printing and Publishing Company . 179–181 .
  3. Book: Canniff, Wm. . William Canniff . The Medical Profession in Upper Canada, 1783-1850 . Toronto . William Briggs . 1894 . 398–400 .
  4. Web site: James Alexander Grant fonds, Library and Archives Canada.
  5. Book: Armory and lineages of Canada . Herbert George Todd . 1915 . 14.