Alexander Grant ca. 1673-1719
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Alexander GRANT of Grant, ca. 1673-1719
Biographical Note
Son of of Ludovick Grant (d. 1716) of Castle Grant, Elgin. Member of the Scottish Parliament 1702–1707 and then of the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1707–1719. In 1706–1713 he was colonel of a regiment of foot and fought in several of Marlborough's campaigns. He succeeded his father as chief of Clan Grant in 1716 but loss of office in 1717 seems to have unsettled his mind and he was confined for a time as a lunatic.
Books
Used an engraved bookplate:
Franks 12495 Grant, Alexander, of Grant, Esqr., Collonell, of a Regiment, of Foot. 1706.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.
- History of Parliament