Grant, Alexander (London)
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1698-1715 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Army officer | ||
| Place of Birth | Elgin | ||
| Marriage | Elizabeth Stuart (d.1708); Anne Smith | ||
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| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; J.B. Paul, The Scots Peerage: A History of the Noble Families of Scotland, 9 vols (Edinburgh, 1904-1914), vii, 479-80; History of Parliament Online |
Studied on the Continent but returned to London 1698. He married his first wife at St Bride's, Fleet Street. Army officer who received a number of commissions. Followed father in Scottish politics and voted for Union with England. Included in Scottish Court representatives to the first Parliament of Great Britain (1707). Elected MP for Inverness-shire (1708-10) and for Elginshire (1710-19). Plagued by financial instability. Became closely associated with the Duke of Argyll after 1714, but shared in the Duke's misfortunes in 1717 - Grant was dismissed from his offices. Regiment stationed in England during Jacobite rising of 1715. Appointed constable of Edinburgh Castle (1715). Died in Scotland from illness in 1719.
