Background
Grant, Claudius Buchanan was born on October 25, 1835 in Lebanon, Maine, United States. Son of Joseph and Mary (Merrill) G.: Bachelor of Arts, University of Michigan, 1859, Master of Arts, 1862, Doctor of Laws, 1891.
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Claudius Buchanan Grant
Edit ProfileEducation
Teacher and principal, Ann Arbor High School, 1859-1862.
Career
Served in Civil War, captain to colonel, 20th Michigan Volumes, 1862-1865. Studied law, University of Michigan, 1865-1866. Admitted to bar, 1866.
Recorder and postmaster, Ann Arbor, 1867-1870.
Member Michigan House of Representatives, 1870-1874 (speaker pro tem.). Regent University of Michigan, 1872-1880.
Practiced law, Houghton, Michigan, 1873-1882. Prosecuting attorney, Houghton County, 1876-1877.
Judge Circuit Court, 1881-1889.
Justice, 1889-1909, chief justice, 1888, 1889 and 1908, Supreme Court of the Michigan.
Achievements
Membership
Served in Civil War, captain to colonel, 20th Michigan Volumes, 1862-1865. Member Michigan House of Representatives, 1870-1874 (speaker pro tem.).
Connections
Married Caroline L. Felch, June 13, 1863.
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Political Party
Republican