Kenneth J. Grant
Male, Deceased Person
1839 – 1932
Who was Kenneth J. Grant?
Rev. Kenneth J. Grant was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary who was one of the founding fathers of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago. He also founded Naparima College in 1894, the first secondary school on the island. Grant Memorial Presbyterian School in San Fernando is named in his memory. Dr. Grant also helped found Hillview College, in his honour one of the school's four houses is named after him, Grant House, with its colour being blue. a picture of him can be found hanging in the Administration building.
Grant's son, Thomas, was a prominent businessman in Trinidad and Tobago and founded T. Geddes Grant Ltd. His grandsons Fred, and Sir Lindsay ran the company, and Jackie and Rolph captained the West Indies cricket team.
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- Born
- 1839
- Also known as
- Kenneth Grant
- Nationality
- Canada
- Lived in
- Pictou County
- Died
- 1932
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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