John Grant
Politician
1857 – 1928
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Who was John Grant?
John Grant was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Abernethy, he received a primary education before becoming a stonemason. Migrating to Australia in 1880, he became Secretary of the Stonemasons' Union and a founding member of the New South Wales Labor Party. He served as the NSW ALP's General Secretary before his election to the Australian Senate in 1914 as a Labor Senator from New South Wales. Defeated in 1919, he returned to the Senate in 1922, holding the seat until his death in 1928.
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- Born
- 1857
Abernethy, Perth and Kinross - Nationality
- Australia
- Died
- May 19, 1928
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on July 23, 2013
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