Background
He was born in 1782 in West Alvington, Devon, the eldest son of Sir Alexander Grant, 7th Baronet and Sarah Cray.
He was born in 1782 in West Alvington, Devon, the eldest son of Sir Alexander Grant, 7th Baronet and Sarah Cray.
He graduated from Street John"s College, Cambridge in 1806 with a Master of Arts (Master of Arts).
In 1818, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Lostwithiel, and was re-elected there in June 1826, although he was also elected to Aldborough which he chose to represent instead. From 1826 to 1831, Grant was the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons. He was unsuccessful in elections for Grimsby in 1835, and Honiton, but re-entered the House representing Cambridge in 1840, until 1843.
Grant succeeded his father as Baronet of Dalvey upon the latter"s death in 1825.
Conservative Party, Tories.
5th United Kingdom Parliament. 6th United Kingdom Parliament. 7th United Kingdom Parliament.
8th United Kingdom Parliament.
9th United Kingdom Parliament. 13th United Kingdom Parliament.
14th United Kingdom Parliament]
He entered politics in Jamaica, where he owned two plantations, as a member of the Jamaican colonial assembly from 1810 to 1811. In 1812, he returned to England where he successfully stood as a Tory Member of Parliament for Tregony in the House of Commons.