Robert Grant (MP)

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Portrait of Robert Grant, by William Beechey, 1823
Sir Robert Grant.

Sir Robert Grant

Bengal, India
in 1779. His family relocated to England in 1790.

He studied law at Magdalene College, Cambridge, and in 1807 passed the bar. He became a Commissioner in Bankruptcy. Between 1818 and 1832, he was an elected member of Parliament for several different Burghs.[1]

On 11, August 1829, in

Poona, India
in 1838.

Life

Robert Grant was born in India, the second son of

Honourable East India Company, and younger brother of Charles Grant, later Lord Glenelg. After arriving in Britain with their father in 1790, the two brothers were entered as students of Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1795. In 1801 Charles was fourth wrangler and senior Chancellor's medallist; Robert was third wrangler and second Chancellor's medallist.[3]

Grant was

Governor of Bombay. As governor, Grant was a law unto himself and under his rule a multitude of large-scale projects were pushed forward which were to transform the shape of British policy in the East. He was a key player in the decision to occupy Aden, which was carried out shortly after his death.[4]

He died at

Poona on 9 July 1838.[5] His remains are housed in the St. Mary's Church, Poona.[6]

Works

In his younger days, Grant published an essay on the trade and government of India, and a sketch of the early history of the

British East India Company. He was the author of a volume of sacred poems, which was edited and published after his death by his brother, Lord Glenelg. This volume includes some hymns; his best known hymn is "O Worship the King", based on Psalm 104.[7] Additional hymns include "Saviour, when in dust to thee"[8] and "Confidence in God."[9]

Legacy

Grant Medical College, the oldest medical college in Mumbai, India, is named after Robert Grant, as are Grant Road
and Grant Road Station in the same city.

Family

Grant married Margaret, only daughter of Sir David Davidson of Cantray, with issue two sons and two daughters:

Ten years after his death, Margaret married Josceline Percy, second son of the Earl of Beverley, with issue one son, George Algernon, born in 1849, who later became Capt. and Lt. Col. of the Grenadier Guards.

References

  1. ^ https://www.bartleby.com/294/23.html Critical and Biographical Essay by Alfred H. Miles Sir Robert Grant (1779–1838)
  2. ^ Margaret Davidson marriage to Mr Robert Grant MP. (Pub. 18 August 1829) Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser. Retrieved from The British Newspaper Archive (Here;) Accessed 16 Mar 2022
  3. ^ "Grant, Robert (GRNT795R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ R. J. Gavin, Aden Under British Rule, 1839–1967, Barnes & Noble, 1975, p. 29 and following.
  5. ISBN 978-8-17099-581-4
    .
  6. ^ "The Bombay Diocesan Trust Association Pvt. Ltd". www.bdtapvtltd.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ "O worship the King". Hymnology Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Saviour when in dust to thee". Hymnology Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Confidence in God". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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