Alexander Grant (Upper Canada politician)

Alexander Grant
Administrator of Upper Canada
In office
11 August 1805 – 24 August 1806
MonarchGeorge III
Governor GeneralRobert Prescott
Premier
Preceded byPeter Hunter
Succeeded byFrancis Gore
Lieutenant of Essex County
In office
23 August 1799 – 8 May 1813
MonarchGeorge III
Deputy Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
In office
15 January 1799 – 5 March 1799
Serving with Thomas McKee, James Baby
Preceded byAlexander McKee
Succeeded byWilliam Claus
Member of the Executive Council of Upper Canada
In office
9 July 1792 – 8 May 1813
ConstituencyYork
Member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada
In office
12 July 1792 – 8 May 1813
ConstituencyYork
Member of the Land Board of the District of Hesse
In office
1789–1794
Lieutenant GovernorJohn Graves Simcoe
Personal details
Born(1734-05-20)20 May 1734
Glenmoriston, Scotland
Died8 May 1813(1813-05-08) (aged 78)
Grosse Pointe, Michigan Territory
Resting placeSt. John's Churchyard, Windsor, Ontario
Spouse
Thérèse Barthe
(m. 1774; died 1810)
Children11
RelativesClan Grant
OccupationRoyal Navy officer,
businessman,
colonial administrator
Military service
Allegiance Great Britain
United Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomery's Highlanders)
Royal Navy
Years of service1755–1812
RankCommodore-Superintendent
CommandsProvincial Marine, Great Lakes Command
Battles/warsSeven Years' War


Commodore Alexander Grant (20 May 1734 – 8 May 1813) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer, businessman, and politician in British Canada. Grant was born Glenmoriston, Scotland to Isobel and Patrick Grant, 8th Laird of Glenmoriston.[1] During his service with the Royal Navy Grant saw action in the Seven Years' War before becoming a naval superintendent. He then embarked on a career in the ship building industry before losing much of his wealth during the American Revolution. Grant recovered, however, and rose to prominence in civil society, becoming the Administrator of the Government of the Province of Upper Canada in 1805.

  1. ^ "Electric Scotland's Classified Directory". Retrieved 5 November 2024.