Grant, born September 2, 1819,[1] was named after his father Dr. Grant Powell.[2] He was educated at Upper Canada College. During the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837-38, he served as a lieutenant in the Incorporated Militia. He joined the civil service in 1839.[3]
In 1881 he worked as a civil servant in Ottawa, Ontario.[4] At the age of 69, he held the position of Under Secretary of State.[5][6]
He died January 27, 1904, in Ottawa and was buried at Beechwood Cemetery.[7]
Sources
↑The Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1887, p. 383, Google eBook
↑ Canniff, William. The Medical Profession in Upper Canada, 1783-1850. W. Briggs, 1894, p. 561, Google eBook
↑The Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1887, p. 383, Google eBook
↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXC-T1P : 18 November 2014), Grant Powell, St-George Ward, Ottawa (City), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 33; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13230, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,866.
↑ Canniff, William. The Medical Profession in Upper Canada, 1783-1850. W. Briggs, 1894, p. 561, Google eBook
↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6WR-Q2J : 25 June 2015), Grant Powell, 27 Jan 1904; citing Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, yr 1904 cn 7108, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,283.
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