Family and Education
bap. 4 May 1701, 2nd s. of Sir Francis Grant, 1st Bt., of Cullen of Buchan, Banff, and bro. of Archibald Grant of Monymusk. educ. Edinburgh Univ., M. Temple 1721; adv. 1722. m. Grizell, da. and h. of Rev. John Miller of Neilston, Renfrew, 4da.
Offices Held
Procurator for Church of Scotland and principal clerk of assembly 1731 – 46; solicitor-gen. [S] 1737 – 42; commr. for fisheries and manufactures [S] 1738; ld. adv. Feb. 1746 – Aug. 1754; ld. of session, Lord Prestongrange, 1754 – d.; commr. for annexed estates 1754.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Prestongrange, Haddington.
Volume
Commons 1715-1754
Web Title
GRANT, William (1701-64)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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