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Robert Henry Grant

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Robert Grant
Ontario MPP
In office
1919–1923
Preceded byRobert Herbert McElroy
Succeeded byAdam Acres
ConstituencyCarleton
Personal details
Born(1860-08-05)August 5, 1860
Ottawa, Canada West
DiedNovember 26, 1930(1930-11-26) (aged 70)
near Hazeldean, Ontario
Political partyUnited Farmers of Ontario
Spouse(s)Sara Christiana Cuddie (1886-1887)
Sarah Maria Gourlay (1897-1927)
Children9
OccupationFarmer

Robert Henry Grant (August 5, 1860 – November 26, 1930) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a United Farmer member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1923. He represented the riding of Carleton. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of E.C. Drury.

Background

Grant was born in Ottawa.

Politics

Grant was the United Farmers of Ontario Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Carleton from 1919 to 1923. From 1919 to 1923, he was the Minister of Education in the cabinet of Ernest Charles Drury.

Cabinet positions

Ontario provincial government of Ernest Drury
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Henry John Cody Minister of Education
1919-1923
Howard Ferguson
  • "Robert Henry Grant". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
  • Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)