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Thomas Grant
Born(1863-06-14)14 June 1863
Died27 August 1922(1922-08-27) (aged 59)
NationalityScottish
Known forLandscape paintings

Thomas Grant (14 June 1863 - 27 August 1922) was a Scottish painter.

Life

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His father was William Grant (born c. 1845), a furnace stoker at a pottery and also a potter, from Bo'ness. His mother Catherine Donaldson (born c. 1845) from Polmont.

In 1881 he was a bleachfield worker, staying at 24 Springfield Road in Bridgeton. John Blackwood and Sons ran the bleachworks on that street.[1] Ten years later his occupation is artist; and now in 30 Springfield Road.

His sister was Catherine Grant, known as Kate, (born c. 1873), a cotton weaver. Another sister Janet Grant (11 August 1869 - 1872) died in infancy.

Art

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Rutherglen works at the RGI, under no address given[2]

Death

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He died on 27 August 1922. His death certificate states that he died of chronic bright's disease and cardiac failure. He died at 7 Barnflat Street in Rutherglen, his sister Kate present.

Works

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References

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Category:1863 births Category:1922 deaths Category:Scottish male painters