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See also
Jack
R. Adams —
James
Kenneth Allardice —
Wallace
Foster Bennett —
John
M. Biggerstaff —
James
Anthony Burke —
Theodore
Elijah Burton —
Ross
Alexander Collins —
Richard
Grant Augustus Donnelly —
Isaac
Blair Evans —
Chad
Everett —
Robert
Grant Furlong —
Charles
Grant Garrison —
Lindley
Miller Garrison —
Ulysses
Grant-Smith —
Francis
Calley Gray —
Charles
Montgomery Hathaway, Jr. —
Jack
Holace Metcalf —
Jacqueline
Cochran Odlum —
Sidney
Preston Osborn —
John
Otis —
John
Dillon Seaman —
John
Marshall Slaton —
Earle
Stanley Tyler |
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Grant, A. T., Jr. —
of Mocksville, Davie
County, N.C.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Davie County, 1903,
1905, 1907, 1909; member of North
Carolina state senate 28th District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Abraham Phineas
(1804-1871) —
of Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., April 5,
1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oswego
County District Attorney, 1835; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1837-39.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
11, 1871 (age 67 years, 250
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Grant, Alexander —
of Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Alice —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Grant, Alphonso —
of Lynchburg,
Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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| |
Grant, Amos Y. —
of Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1844.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Andre M. —
of Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Mansfield; elected 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Archie C. (b.
1894) —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Ely, St. Louis
County, Minn., March 9,
1894.
Son of John Grant and Mary (Nolan) Grant; married, August 8,
1921, to Zora Faye Marble.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; candidate for Governor of
Nevada, 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nevada, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1952;
member of Nevada
state senate, 1941-42; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1943-44; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Asa —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1821-23.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Asa Preston
(1864-1942) —
of Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C.
Born in Clarkesville, Habersham
County, Ga., June 28,
1864.
Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1929-30.
Died in Seneca, Oconee
County, S.C., January
22, 1942 (age 77 years, 208
days).
Interment at Seneca
Mountain View Cemetery, Seneca, S.C.
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Grant, Ben E. —
of Greenfield, Adair
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Iowa, 1936;
candidate for Iowa state
house of representatives from Adair County, 1950.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Grant, Bert
See Solon
De Leon |
| | Grant, Bill
See James William Grant |
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Grant, C. A. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Arizona, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
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| |
Grant, Calhoun —
of Illinois.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Carolyn W. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 13th District, 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
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| |
Grant, Chandler Y. —
of Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Chester A. —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Claudius Buchanan
(1835-1921) —
also known as Claudius B. Grant —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Lebanon, York
County, Maine, October
25, 1835.
Son of Joseph Grant and Mary (Merrill) Grant; married, June 13,
1863, to Caroline L. Felch (daughter of Alpheus
Felch).
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1871-74 (Washtenaw County 2nd
District 1871-72, Washtenaw County 1st District 1873-74); member of
University
of Michigan board of regents, 1872-79; Houghton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877; circuit
judge in Michigan 25th Circuit, 1882-89; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1890-1909; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1898-99, 1908.
English
ancestry.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
28, 1921 (age 85 years, 126
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Grant, Conard —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1909-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Cyrus —
of Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Daniel —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1927.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, David —
of Windsor, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1833.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, David M. —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Grant, Dennis —
Revolutionary Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
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Grant, Donald H. —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Republican. Chair of
Otsego County Republican Party, 1929; Otsego
County District Attorney, 1930-31; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Grant,
Douglas See M. Douglas
Grant |
| |
Grant, Duncan R. —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1881.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Grant,
Dwight See H. Dwight
Grant |
| |
Grant, E. L. —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Mayor
of Kenosha, Wis., 1886-87.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, E. M. —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Earl S. —
of Maine.
Independent Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1952.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Grant, Edward J. —
of Jackson
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 4th Circuit, 2001.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| |
Grant, Edward L. —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984.
Still living as of 1984.
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Grant, Ernest Robert —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 35th District, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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Grant, Frederic James
(1862-1894) —
also known as Frederic J. Grant —
of Washington.
Born in 1862.
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1892-93.
Died in 1894
(age about
32 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Frederick Dent
(1850-1912) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 30,
1850.
Son of Ulysses Simpson Grant and Julia
(Dent) Grant; married, October
20, 1874, to Ida M. Honoré; brother of Ulysses S. Grant, Jr..
Army officer; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1889-93; New York City Police Commissioner,
1894-98; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Died April 11,
1912 (age 61 years, 317
days).
Interment at West
Point Cemetery, West Point, N.Y.
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| |
Grant, Freeman M. —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Republican. Member of Maine
state senate 2nd District, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, G. O. —
of Stilwell, Adair
County, Okla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, George —
of Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Madison County 2nd District, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, George E. —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Candidate in Independent Republican primary for mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1993.
Still living as of 1993.
|
| |
Grant, George H. —
of Aiken, Aiken
County, S.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Grant, George McInvale
(1897-1982) —
also known as George M. Grant —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.
Born in Louisville, Barbour
County, Ala., July 11,
1897.
Son of Benjamin Giles Grant and Lannie Gholson (Stephens) Grant;
married, December
5, 1938, to Matalie Carter.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Pike County Democratic Party, 1927-37; member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1935-38; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1938-65 (2nd District 1938-63,
at-large 1963-65).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
American
Legion; Pi Kappa
Phi; Kiwanis.
Died, from a heart
attack, on a cruise aboard
the Queen Elizabeth II, en route to New York, probably in the
North
Atlantic Ocean, November
4, 1982 (age 85 years, 116
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
Grant, George R., Jr. —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Concord 5th
Ward, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Grant, H. Dwight —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 4th District, 1879.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Harry —
of South Carolina.
U.S. Consul in Leith, 1798-1817.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Harvey —
of Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norfolk, 1832.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Henry F. —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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| |
Grant, Henry L. —
of Copenhagen, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Republican. Cheese
merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1914-17; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Hugh Gladney
(1888-1972) —
of Alabama.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
2, 1888.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Minister to Albania, 1935-39; Thailand, 1940-41.
Died in 1972
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Hugh John
(c.1853-1910) —
also known as Hugh J. Grant —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Married, April 30,
1895, to Julia M. Murphy (daughter of Edward
Murphy, Jr.).
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; New
York County Sheriff, 1886-88; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1889-92; defeated, 1884, 1894; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888,
1892,
1896.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of acute
nephritis or Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1910 (age about 57
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Hugo —
of Tennessee.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 4th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Grant, Hume
See R. Hume Grant |
| |
Grant, J. A. —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, J. H. —
of Forsyth, Monroe
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, J. H. —
of Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, James —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1814-15.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, James —
Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Goliad, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, James (1812-1891) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born near Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., December
12, 1812.
Uncle of James Benton Grant.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1842-43; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1844;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1846;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1852-53; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1852-53; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1854; president, Chicago and Rock Island Railroad.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March 14,
1891 (age 78 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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| |
Grant, James Benton
(1848-1911) —
also known as James B. Grant —
of Colorado.
Born January
2, 1848.
Nephew of James Grant.
Democrat. Governor of
Colorado, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Colorado, 1884.
Died November
1, 1911 (age 63 years, 303
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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| |
Grant, James William (b.
1943) —
also known as Bill Grant —
of Madison, Madison
County, Fla.
Born in Lake City, Columbia
County, Fla., February
21, 1943.
Member of Florida
state senate, 1983-86; U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1987-91; defeated
(Republican), 1990; Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1992.
Still living as of 1998.
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| |
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
(1816-1856) —
also known as Jedediah M. Grant; "Brigham's
Sledgehammer" —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., February
21, 1816.
Mayor
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1851-56; died in office 1856.
Mormon.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
1, 1856. (age 40 years, 284
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
|
| | Grant, Joe
See Joseph B. Grant |
| |
Grant, John, Jr. —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Village
president of Oswego, New York, 1833-34.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, John —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, John —
of Margaretville, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1897-98.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, John —
of Cortland
County, N.Y.
Candidate for New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1915 (Socialist), 1932
(Socialist), 1934 (Socialist), 1940 (American Labor); Socialist
candidate for New York
state senate 40th District, 1926.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, John —
Republican. Candidate for Florida
state house of representatives 65th District, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
|
| |
Grant, John (born c.1950) —
of Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Grant, John F. —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1932,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, John Gaston
(1858-1923) —
also known as John G. Grant; "Cornbread
John" —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born, in a log
cabin, in Edneyville Township, Henderson
County, N.C., January
1, 1858.
Son of William Colin Grant and Sarah Elizabeth (Freeman) Grant.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1889; Henderson
County Sheriff, 1892-96; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1909-11.
Died in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., June 21,
1923 (age 65 years, 171
days).
Interment at Oak
Dale Cemetery, Hendersonville, N.C.
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| |
Grant, John H. —
of Iowa.
American Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| |
Grant, John T. —
of Thiells, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984.
Still living as of 1984.
|
| |
Grant, John W. —
of Palmdale, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Candidate for mayor
of Palmdale, Calif., 1999.
Still living as of 1999.
|
| | Grant, Jon
See Jonathan Grant |
| |
Grant, Jonathan (b. 1951) —
also known as Jon Grant —
of Farmington Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in 1951.
Mayor
of Farmington Hills, Mich., 1992.
Still living as of 1997.
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| |
Grant, Joseph —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County, 1824.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Joseph B. —
also known as Joe Grant —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1932
(alternate), 1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Judson L. —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County 2nd District, 1859.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Juliet —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| | Grant,
Lannia See Lavinia
G. Elliot |
| |
Grant, Larry C. —
of Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate in primary for supervisor
of Scio Township, Michigan, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Grant, Lathrop A. G. B. —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Oswego, N.Y., 1863-64.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Lee —
of East Detroit (now Eastpointe), Macomb
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of East Detroit, Mich., 1987.
Still living as of 1987.
|
| |
Grant, Le Roy —
of Wyoming.
Wyoming
state auditor, 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Leslie A. —
of California.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
|
| |
Grant, Louis N. —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, M. Douglas —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1944,
1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Mary E. —
of Beverly, Essex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Sixth Essex District; elected
2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Grant, Matthew —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Torrington, 1822.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Michael R. —
of Iowa.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Grant, Milton J. —
of Pearl River, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Grant, Moses V.
(1789-1846) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Fayette
County, Ky., 1789.
Mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1836-38; resigned 1838.
Died in Mexico,
1846
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Nanci J. —
of Oakland
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 2001.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
|
| |
Grant, Ollie Mae —
of Texas City, Galveston
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
| |
Grant, R. C. —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, R. Hume —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Grant, Richard H., Jr. —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Grant, Richard Y. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Conservative. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 10th District, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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| |
Grant, Robert Allen
(1905-1998) —
also known as Robert A. Grant —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.; Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born near Bourbon, Marshall
County, Ind., July 31,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1939-49; defeated,
1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1956;
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 1957-72;
took senior status 1972.
Died March 2,
1998 (age 92 years, 214
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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| |
Grant, Robert C. —
of Denville, Morris
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Grant, Robert E.
(1825-1888) —
of Virginia.
Born in 1825.
Delegate
to Virginia secession convention, 1861.
Died in 1888
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Robert N. (b.
1952) —
of Mechanicsburg, Cumberland
County, Pa.
Born in Charleroi, Washington
County, Pa., May 15,
1952.
Secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1991.
Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1991.
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| |
Grant, Robert Y. —
of Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1860-61.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Grant, Roger W. —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1918.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Rollin T. —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Lockport, N.Y., 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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Grant, Rosamond —
of Faribault, Rice
County, Minn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Ruby —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Samuel H. —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County 1st District, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Silas —
of Whitney, Hill
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Grant, Theodore W. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate for Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Thomas L. —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Thompson S. —
of Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Connecticut
state comptroller, 1899-1901.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Grant, U.
S. See Ulysses S. Grant,
Jr. |
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Grant, Ulysses S., Jr.
(1852-1929) —
also known as U. S. Grant —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bethel, Clermont
County, Ohio, July 22,
1852.
Son of Ulysses Simpson Grant and Julia
(Dent) Grant; brother of Frederick Dent
Grant; married, November
1, 1880, to Josephine Chaffee (daughter of Jerome
Bunty Chaffee); married, July 12,
1913, to Mrs. America Will.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1896
(Convention
Vice-President), 1900;
Presidential Elector for California, 1904,
1908.
Died September
25, 1929 (age 77 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Ulysses Simpson
(1822-1885) —
also known as Ulysses S. Grant; "Savior of the
Union"; "Lion of Vicksburg"; "The
Austerlitz of American Politics"; "Unconditional
Surrender Grant"; "The Galena Tanner";
"The Silent Soldier"; "The Silent
General" —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Point Pleasant, Clermont
County, Ohio, April 27,
1822.
Married, August
22, 1848, to Julia Boggs Dent; father of Frederick Dent Grant and Ulysses S. Grant, Jr..
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; President
of the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the
U.S. $50
bill, and also appeared on $1
and $5 silver certificates in 1887-1927.
Died of throat
cancer, at Mt. McGregor, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 23,
1885 (age 63 years, 87
days).
Interment at General
Grant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Grant counties in Ark., Kan., La., Minn., Neb., N.M., N.Dak., Okla., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and W.Va. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Ulysses
G. Denman
— S. U.
G. Rhodes
— U.
S. Grant Leverett
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| | | Cross-reference: Horace
Porter — Ayres
Phillips Merrill — Robert
Martin Douglas |
| | | See also Grant
family |
| | | Personal motto: "When in doubt,
fight." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Ulysses S. Grant: Jean
Edward Smith, Grant —
Frank J. Scaturro, President
Grant Reconsidered — William S. McFeely, Grant
: A Biography — William S. McFeely, Ulysses
S. Grant: An Album: Warrior, Husband, Traveler, Emancipator,
Writer — Brooks D. Simpson, Ulysses
S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 — Brooks
D. Simpson, Let
Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and
Reconstruction, 1861-1868 — James S. Brisbin, The
campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax (out of
print) — Josiah Bunting III, Ulysses
S. Grant — Michael Korda, Ulysses
S. Grant : The Unlikely Hero — Edward H. Bonekemper,
A
Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military
Genius — Harry J. Maihafer, The
General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and
Charles Dana |
| | | Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: Newt
Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Grant
Comes East — Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Never
Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory |
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Grant, Virginia —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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| | Grant, W.
W. See William West Grant,
Jr. |
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Grant, Walter B. —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Grant, Whit
M. See Whitaker McDonough
Grant |
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Grant, Whitaker McDonough (b.
1851) —
also known as Whit M. Grant —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Sitka,
Alaska; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Seale, Russell
County, Ala., April 26,
1851.
Son of Thomas McDonough Grant and Mary J. (Benton) Grant; married, October
9, 1878, to Kate L. Weagley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1884-85; U.S.
Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1887-89; member of Democratic
National Committee from Oklahoma, 1896-99; mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1911-15.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, Wilbur Gill
(1906-1964) —
also known as Wilbur G. Grant —
of Chester, Chester
County, S.C.
Born in Rodman, Chester
County, S.C., May 20,
1906.
Democrat. Merchant;
farmer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1935-38, 1941-42;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1956;
member of South
Carolina state senate from Chester County, 1943-61.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Redmen; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1964
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Chester
County Cemetery, Chester County, S.C.
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Grant, Wilbur H. —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1943; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944,
1956.
African
ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, William —
U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1889-92.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, William D. —
of Wrangell,
Alaska.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska
Territory, 1900,
1904;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1923-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, William D. —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, William J. —
of Cape Vincent, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, William P. (b.
1905) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., November
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts
state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Fall River, Mass., 1950-51; defeated, 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Grant, William West, Jr. (b.
1881) —
also known as W. W. Grant, Jr. —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, June 27,
1881.
Son of William West Grant (born 1846) and Mary Adeline (Moseley)
Grant; married, November
3, 1906, to Gertrude Hendrie.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928;
delegate
to Colorado convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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