John Peter Grant (21 September 1774 – 17 May 1848)[1][2] was aScottish politician fromInverness-shire who sat in theHouse of Commons for English constituencies between 1812 and 1826.
John Peter Grant was born in 1774. Educated atEdinburgh High School andEdinburgh University, he was aMember of Parliament (MP forGreat Grimsby from 1812 to 1818,[1] then forTavistock from 1819 to 1826.[2][3]
Despite deriving a substantial income from the extraction of timber from hisRothiemrchus estate inBadenoch, his debts mounted[4] and in 1827 bankruptcy obliged him to move with his family toBritish India, where he served asPuisne judge of Bombay until 1830, and of Bengal from 1833 to 1848.[3] His children includedSir John Peter Grant the M.P. andElizabeth Grant the diarist.[5]
He died on board ship during a return journey to Britain, and was buried at sea.
His wife Jane Ironside Grant is buried against the original north wall ofDean Cemetery inEdinburgh; the gravestone is also a memorial to her husband.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forGreat Grimsby 1812–1818 With:Sir Robert Heron, Bt | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forTavistock 1819–1826 With:Lord John Russell to March 1820 John Nicholas Fazakerly March–May 1820 Viscount Ebrington From May 1820 | Succeeded by |
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