James Alexander Grant MD (1831 - 1920)

Born 11 Aug 1831 in Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Died 5 Feb 1920 at age 88 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

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James Grant MD migrated from Scotland, UK to Canada.

James Grant MD is a member of Clan Grant.

James Alexander Grant was a Canadian physician and politician.

According to a secondary source, he was the son of James Grant, advocate of Corrinmony, Invernessshire,^[1] James married Jane Ord on August 11, 1829 in Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland.^[2] They emigrated to Upper Canada (Ontario) and settled in Charlottenburgh Township, Glengarry County.

James was elected President of the Canadian Medical Association in 1872, and shortly thereafter elected president of the St. Andrew’s Society. In 1887 he was created Knight Commander of the most distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, permitting him to use the title of “Sir” and his wife that of “Lady.” From 1867 to 1874 and from 1893 to 1896, James was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons, first representing the riding of Russell, then the City of Ottawa.

In the Census of Canada, 1881, he was recorded as a physician living in Ottawa, Ontario, with his wife Maria, eight children, and two unrelated people.^[3]

Sir James’s chief discoveries in medical science are: Serum Therapy, in Ottawa Protestant Hospital, in 1861; Abnormal Storage of Electricity, in 1884; and Nerve Block, in 1913. Sir James was President of the Canada Medical Association.

Sources

1. ↑ Watson, Irving. Physicians and Surgeons of America. Republican Press Association, 1896, p. 402, Google eBook
2. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT5J-WLZ : 11 February 2020), James Grant, 1829.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MVXC-D7T : Thu May 11 23:48:25 UTC 2023), Entry for James A. Grant and Maria Grant, 1881.

See also:

• Burial: Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Plot Section 37 - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199907418/james-alexander-grant: accessed 02 August 2023), memorial page for Sir Dr James Alexander Grant (11 Aug 1830–6 Feb 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #199907418, citing Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Smithy (contributor 47806284).
• The Canadian Encyclopedia: Sir James Alexander Grant
• Wikipedia: James Grant (Ontario politician)
• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QS-QF6 : 7 April 2022), James A Grant, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• Wikidata: Item Q6128535, en:Wikipedia