MacCallum Grant | |
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| 12thLieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
| In office November 29, 1916 – January 12, 1925 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governors General | The Duke of Devonshire The Lord Byng of Vimy |
| Premier | George Henry Murray Ernest Howard Armstrong |
| Preceded by | David MacKeen |
| Succeeded by | James Robson Douglas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1845-05-17)May 17, 1845 |
| Died | February 23, 1928(1928-02-23) (aged 82) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Laura MacNeill Parker (m. 1887) |
| Children | Eric MacNeill Grant Gerald Wallace Grant Margaret Frances MacNeill Grant John Moreau Grant Grainger Stewart Grant Harold Taylor Wood Grant |
| Profession | Businessman |
MacCallum Grant (May 17, 1845 – February 23, 1928) was aCanadian businessman and the12thLieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Born at Loyal Hill (in the area ofSummerville) inHants County, Nova Scotia, the son of John Nutting and Margaret (MacCallum) Grant, Grant was educated inNewport, Nova Scotia.
He commenced his business career with S. A. White & Co, in 1873. He was a member of the firm Black Bros. Co. from 1875 to 1893. He then formed the firm Grant, Oxley & Company. Grant, Oxley & Company merged with Alfred J. Bell & Co. Ltd. in 1964 and still operates today under the name of Bell & Grant Insurance.
In 1899 he was appointed[1] as Imperial Consul of Germany in Halifax. From 1916 to 1925, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. He wasLieutenant Governor (Canada) at the time of theHalifax Explosion. During the 1919 visit to Nova Scotia byEdward VIII asPrince of Wales, Grant hosted the royal party atGovernment House (Nova Scotia).
He married Laura MacNeill Parker (a daughter ofDaniel McNeill Parker) in 1887. They had five children:
He died in Halifax in 1928.[3]
He received honorary degrees fromAcadia University (LL.D.) in 1919 and from theUniversity of King's College (D.C.L.) in 1921.
A portrait ofthe Honourable MacCallum Grant byHenry Harris Brown was donated to theArt Gallery of Nova Scotia in 2006 by Grant's granddaughter, Margaret H. Grant. The portrait was unveiled by the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, the HonourableMyra Freeman. The portrait is on loan toGovernment House (Nova Scotia) and can be viewed there in the ballroom.
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| Governors at Halifax (1749–1786) | |
| Lieutenant governors of Cape Breton Island (1784–1820) | |
| Lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia before responsible government (1786–1848) | |
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