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George Davidson Grant

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George Davidson Grant
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Ontario North
In office
1903–1908
Preceded byAngus McLeod
Succeeded bySamuel Simpson Sharpe
Personal details
Born(1870-06-25)June 25, 1870
Waterdown (Hamilton), Ontario
DiedMarch 17, 1915(1915-03-17) (aged 44)
Political partyLiberal

George Davidson Grant (June 25, 1870 – March 17, 1915) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Waterdown, Ontario, the son of Rev. Robert N. Grant, D.D., Scotch, and Marian E. McMullen, Irish, Grant educated at Common Schools, the Collegiate Institute and Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. A lawyer, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Ontario North in a 1903 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, Angus McLeod. A Liberal, he was re-elected again in 1904 and was defeated in 1908.

By-election on Mr. McLeod's death, 10 March 1903
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal George D. Grant 2,465
Independent G. E. Foster 2,265
1904 Canadian federal election: Ontario North
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal George D. Grant 2,161
Conservative George A. Proctor 2,023
1908 Canadian federal election: Ontario North
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Samuel S. Sharpe 2,208
Liberal George Davidson Grant 2,008

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