Background
Grant, Robert was born on January 24, 1852 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Patrick and Charlotte Bordman (Rice) Grant.
Grant, Robert was born on January 24, 1852 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Patrick and Charlotte Bordman (Rice) Grant.
Studied at private school in Boston. Public Latin School, Boston. Harvard (Bachelor of Arts 1873.
Doctor of Philosophy 1876.
Bachelor of Laws 1879).
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, Knight Giand Cross of St. Michael and St. George, July 3, 1883. Children—Robert, Alexander Galt, Patrick, Gordon. Water commissioner, Boston, 1888-1893 (chairman of board, 1889-1893).
Judge Probate Court and Court of Insolvency for Suffolk County, 1893-1923.
Overseer of Harvard, 1895-1921. Member Sacco-Venzetti Commission, 1927.
Author: Jack Hall, 1887. Jack in the Bush, 1888.
The Reflections of a Married Manitoba, 1892.
The Opinions of a Philosopher, 1893. The Art of Living, 1895. Search-Light Letters, 1899.
Unleavened Bread, 1900.
The Orchid, 1905; The Law-breakers, 1906. The Chippendales, 1909.
The Convictions of a Grandfather, 1912. The High Priestess, 1915.
Law and the Family, 1919.
The Bishop’s Granddaughter, 1925. Occasional Verses, 1926. The Dark Horse, 1931.
Fourscore—An Autobiography, 1934.
Home: Boston, Massachusetts
Clubs: Somerset, Country, Tavern, Boston.
Married Amy Gordon, daughter Children: Robert, Alexander Galt, Patrick, Gordon.