Alexander Grant (Nova Scotia politician)
- Alexander Grant (Nova Scotia politician)
Alexander Grant (1830 – ) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1890 to 1897 as a Liberal-Conservative member.
He was born in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of Hugh Grant, a Scottish immigrant, and was educated at the Academy there. Grant was a school commissioner, municipal councillor and mayor of Stellarton.
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* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32962 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897" JA Gemmill]
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