Robert Grant (British Columbia politician)
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Robert Grant was a lumberman and political figure in British Columbia
. He represented Comox
from 1903 to 1909 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
as a Conservative
.
He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia
, the son of Hugh Grant and Nancy Harris, and was educated there. In 1889, He married Barbara Jane McCutcheon. Grant served as mayor of Cumberland
from 1902 to 1903. Grant built and operated a sawmill in Cumberland in partnership with Lewis Mounce
.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He represented Comox
Comox (electoral district)
Comox was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was one of the first twelve ridings representing that province upon its joining Confederation, and was a one-member constituency...
from 1903 to 1909 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....
as a Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...
.
He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia
Pictou, Nova Scotia
Pictou is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km north of the larger town of New Glasgow....
, the son of Hugh Grant and Nancy Harris, and was educated there. In 1889, He married Barbara Jane McCutcheon. Grant served as mayor of Cumberland
Cumberland, British Columbia
Cumberland is a town in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.-History:The village was originally named Union, British Columbia after the Union Coal Company, which was in turn named in honour of the 1871 union of British Columbia with Canada. The town was renamed after...
from 1902 to 1903. Grant built and operated a sawmill in Cumberland in partnership with Lewis Mounce
Lewis Alfred Mounce
Lewis Alfred Mounce was a lumberman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Comox in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1900 to 1903....
.