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]
Sir James Alexander Grant | |
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| 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 | August 11, 1831 Inverness, Scotland |
| Died | February 5, 1920 (aged 88) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
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 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
editThere is a James Alexander Grant fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[5] Archival reference number is R5173.
Electoral records
edit| 1867 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | James Grant | 1,293 | ||||||
| Unknown | Robert Bell | 695 | ||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | James Grant | 1,217 | ||||||
| Liberal | Malcolm Cameron | 952 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[6] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Blackburn | 1,078 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Grant | 1,014 | ||||||
| Unknown | W. R. Bell | 95 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[7] | ||||||||
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References
edit- ^ a b James Grant (Ontario politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1873). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Eighth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. pp. 179–181.
- ^ Canniff, Wm. (1894). The Medical Profession in Upper Canada, 1783-1850. Toronto: William Briggs. pp. 398–400.
- ^ "James Alexander Grant fonds, Library and Archives Canada".
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Herbert George Todd (1915). Armory and lineages of Canada. p. 14.