Background
Grant, John Macgregor was born on September 6, 1874 in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland. Son of William Stewart and Elsie (Robertson) Grant.
Grant, John Macgregor was born on September 6, 1874 in Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland. Son of William Stewart and Elsie (Robertson) Grant.
Student Cromdale School, Scotland, 1879-1888, Kingussie School, Scotland, 1888-1891.
Came to the United States, 1895, naturalized, 1903. With Caledonian Bank of Scotland, Ltd., 1891-1895, Merchants Loan & Trust Company, Chicago, 1896-1902. European manager American Express Company at London and New York, 1902-1915.
United States manager Second Russian Insurance Company, New York, 1916-1921. Vice president Mercantile Trust Company, San Francisco, 1921-1925. Vice president Bank of America, San Francisco, 1925-1928.
Vice president Trans-america Corporation, San Francisco and London, 1928-1932, president and director, since 1932. Director Occidental Life Insurance Company, Banca d’America e’d Italia, Milan, Italy.
Married Fanny Sarah Etheridge, 1900.; married second, Edith Crowell Montanye, October 19, 1919. Children: Etheridge, Clinton Furbish.