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John Gaston Grant (January 1, 1858 – June 21, 1923) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
John Gaston Grant | |
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 Official portrait of John Gaston Grant while serving in U.S. Congress | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Crawford |
| Succeeded by | James M. Gudger, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1858 Edneyville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | June 21, 1923 (aged 65) Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Zsa Zura Edney (m. 1876) |
John Gaston Grant was born January 1, 1858, in a log cabin in Edneyville Township, Henderson County, North Carolina.[1] He was the fifth child of William Colin and Sarah Elizabeth (Freeman) Grant, of Henderson County, North Carolina. He was self-educated and a lifelong "Radical" or Republican. He was called "Cornbread John" by local Democratic-leaning newspaper, The French Broad Hustler. He married Zsa Zura Edney on March 30, 1876, in Henderson County, North Carolina.
Grant was a Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1889, but declined a renomination. He was the sheriff of Henderson County 1892–1896 and refused a renomination in 1896. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress after which he resumed agricultural pursuits.
Grant died in Hendersonville, North Carolina, on June 21, 1923.
References
edit- ^ Congress, United States (1910). Directory of ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 92.