James Grant (newspaper editor)

James Grant
Born1802
Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Died23 May, 1879 (aged 76–77)
London, England
OccupationNewspaper editor

James Grant (1802, Elgin, Moray – 23 May 1879, London) was a British author and newspaper editor.[1]

Grant helped to found the Elgin Courier in 1827, editing it until 1833. Moving to London, he worked on the Standard, the Morning Chronicle and the Morning Advertiser. He also edited the London Saturday Journal (1839-1841) and Grant's London Journal (1841-2). From 1850 to 1871 he edited the Morning Advertiser. Calvinist in religion, he edited the Christian Standard from 1872.

  1. ^ D. M. Griffiths, ‘Grant, James (1802–1879)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 19 Dec 2007