About James Macpherson Grant
Lived 1822 – 1885 (aged 62–63). James Macpherson Grant was a politician.
James Macpherson Grant (1822 – 1 April 1885) was an Australian solicitor who defended the Eureka Stockade rebels and a politician who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the Victorian Legislative Council.
Grant was born at Alvie, Inverness-shire, Scotland, son of Louis Grant and his wife Isabella, née McBean. His sister Annie, was to marry the encyclopaedist David Blair.
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Who was James Macpherson Grant?
Australian politician
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James Macpherson Grant was born in 1822.
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James Macpherson Grant died on 1 April 1885.
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James Macpherson Grant was a politician.
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