James Grant (Ontario politician)

Canadian politician

For the Anglican Dean of Melbourne, see James Grant (Australian bishop).

Sir James Alexander Grant

KCMG FRSC

Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Russell
In office
1867–1874
Succeeded by| Robert Blackburn
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for City of Ottawa
In office
1893–1896
Preceded by| Honoré Robillard
Succeeded by| William H. Hutchison
Personal details
Born| (1831-08-11)August 11, 1831
Inverness, Scotland
Died| February 5, 1920(1920-02-05) (aged 88)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party| Conservative

Sir James Alexander Grant KCMG FRSC (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.[1]

He was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1829,[1] the son of James Grant and Jane Ord,[2] 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 the first president of the Canadian Association for the Prevention of Consumption and Other Forms of Tuberculosis (later the Canadian Lung Association), 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.[3] Grant served as physician to several Governors General from 1867 to 1905.[2] 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.[4] He died in Ottawa at the age of 88.[2]

## Archives

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There is a James Alexander Grant fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[5] Archival reference number is R5173.

## Electoral records

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1867 Canadian federal election: Russell

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | James Grant | 1,293
| Unknown  | Robert Bell | 695

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1872 Canadian federal election: Russell

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | James Grant | 1,217
| Liberal | Malcolm Cameron | 952
Source: Canadian Elections Database[6]

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1874 Canadian federal election: Russell

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Robert Blackburn | 1,078
| Conservative | James Grant | 1,014
| Unknown  | W. R. Bell  | 95
Source: Canadian Elections Database[7]
Coat of arms of James Grant  |

Crest
A demi-savage Proper.
Escutcheon
Gules three antique crowns Or within a bordure chequy of the second and first.
Motto
I'll Stand Sure[8]

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## References

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1. ^ a b James Grant (Ontario politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
2. ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
3. ^ Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1873). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Eighth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. pp. 179–181.179-181&rft.edition=Eighth&rft.pub=Montreal+Printing+and+Publishing+Company&rft.date=1873&rft_id=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.32947/187&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+Grant+(Ontario+politician)" class="Z3988">
4. ^ Canniff, Wm. (1894). The Medical Profession in Upper Canada, 1783-1850. Toronto: William Briggs. pp. 398–400.398-400&rft.pub=William+Briggs&rft.date=1894&rft.aulast=Canniff&rft.aufirst=Wm.&rft_id=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.00470/414&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:James+Grant+(Ontario+politician)" class="Z3988">
5. ^ "James Alexander Grant fonds, Library and Archives Canada".
6. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
7. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
8. ^ Herbert George Todd (1915). Armory and lineages of Canada. p. 14.

## External links

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* Works by or about James Grant at the Internet Archive

Professional and academic associations

Preceded by

James Loudon

|  President of the Royal Society of Canada
1902–1903  | Succeeded by

George Taylor Denison III

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