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William Grant, Lord Prestongrange
b.1701
d.1764
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  1. William Grant, Lord Prestongrange1701 - 1764
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  • H.  William Grant, Lord Prestongrange1701 - 1764
  • W.  Grizel Millar - 1792
  1. Jean Grant
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Name William Grant, Lord Prestongrange
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1701
Marriage to Grizel Millar
Death[1] 1764
Reference Number? Q8010099?


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William Grant, Lord Prestongrange (1701 – 23 May 1764), was a Scottish politician and judge.

Grant was procurator for the Church of Scotland and Clerk to the General Assembly in 1731. He campaigned against patronage in the Church. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1737 and promoted to Lord Advocate in 1746. He was Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs from 1747 to 1754, and carried bills for the abolition of heritable jurisdictions, wardholding and for annexation of forfeited estates to the Crown. He was appointed a Lord of Session and Justiciary as Lord Prestongrange in 1754, and a Commissioner of annexed estates in 1755.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Grant, Lord Prestongrange, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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