Background
Grant, Joseph Henry was born on March 27, 1869 in Clarkesville, Georgia, United States. Son of William Daniel and Samentha Jane (Holland) Grant.
Grant, Joseph Henry was born on March 27, 1869 in Clarkesville, Georgia, United States. Son of William Daniel and Samentha Jane (Holland) Grant.
Educated Public school, Clarkesville, Georgia.
Admitted to Georgia bar, 1891, and began practice at Clarkesville. Moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1903. Member firm Grant & Grant.
Attorney, Oklahoma, for St. Louis&San Francisco R.R., 1909-1922. Secretary and general counsel Tom Slick, Inc., oil producers, and affiliated companies. Director and general counsel Miami Mineral Belt Railroad Company, Oklahoma Southwestern Railway Company, Oklahoma Union Railway Company, Union Transportation Company.
Served as regimental adjunct, United States Volumes, 1898, captain, 1899-1901. Civil governor, Province of Leyte, P.I., 1901-1903.
Married Lily May Fant, September 20, 1899. Children: Mary Ermita (Mistress William B. Krepps), George William, Catherine Elizabeth, Joseph Fant.