About Robert J. Grant
Lived 1862 – 1949 (aged 87). Robert J. Grant was a director.
Robert John Grant (November 12, 1862 – November 24, 1949) was an American government official who was Director of the United States Mint from 1923 to 1933.
Grant was born in Nova Scotia. Before becoming Director of the U.S. Mint, Grant was the Superintendent of the Denver Mint. In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge nominated Grant to be Director of the United States Mint and Grant subsequently held this office from November 1923 to May 1933. Upon leaving the U.S. Mint, Grant sailed to Shanghai to become mint adviser to the Chinese Nationalist government.
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Who was Robert J. Grant?
Director of the United States Mint (1862–1949)
When was Robert J. Grant born?
Robert J. Grant was born on 12 November 1862 in Springville.
When did Robert J. Grant die?
Robert J. Grant died on 24 November 1949 in Pasadena.
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Robert J. Grant was a director.
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