John Grant, Lord Huntingtower

John Peter Grant of Rothiemurchus, Lord Huntingtower, DL, FRSGS (born 22 October 1946) is the heir apparent to his mother, Katherine Grant, 12th Countess of Dysart. He is a descendent of the old Lairds of Grant who were the masters of Muckrach Castle [http://www.clangrant-us.org/other-castles.htm] in the 16th century. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p8459.htm#i84589 The Peerage] website says that he is the 16th Laird of Rothiemurchus.

His father was Lieutenant-Colonel John Peter Grant, M.B.E. 17th Laird of Rothiemurchus. His mother is Katherine Grant, 12th Countess of Dysart. He has one sibling, Lady Jane Margery Buxton, born on 2 February 1943. Lord Huntingtower owns the [http://www.rothiemurchus.net] Rothiemurchus estate at the heart of the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland that welcomes visitors to enjoy a wide choice of outdoor activities in a National Scenic Area with multiple nature conservation designations. The estate is the site of the Loch-an-Eilean with it's mysterious island castle(see article about the Clan Shaw) although what remains of this castle is not the present-day main residence, that being the recently-restored [http://www.rothiemurchus.net/dounehouse.html "Doune of Rothiemurchus" house] . The history involves Jacobite attacks and captures [http://www.clangrant-us.org/other-castles.htm] .

Family

He is married to Philippa, about whom little is known. It is known that Philippa, Lady Huntingtower M.B.E.is on the Board of Directors for the Maggie's Centres (cancer support facilities) [http://www.maggiescentres.org.uk] .
Children:

*Hon. Louisa Katherine Grant of Rothiemurchus BA.(born 1975) who married Charles L. Lindsay MA. in 2006. This marriage produced issue: Honor Katherine Lindsay (born 2007)
*Hon. James Patrick Grant of Rothiemurchus BSc., C.A., Master of Dysart (born 1977)
*Hon. Alexandra Elizabeth Rose Grant of Rothiemurchus (born 1985)Sibling

*Lady Jane Margery, married Andrew Robert Fowell Buxton in 1965. This marriage produced issue: Tessa Rose Dezeriotis (born 1966) and Veronica Mary Barlow (born 1970) [http://www.thepeerage.com/p8459.htm#i84590] .Famous Cousins

*The Grants of Rothiemurchus are related to the painter Duncan Grant who was a grandson of the second Sir John Peter Grant [http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/s/spalding-grant.html] . Another famous relation is Hugh Grant [http://www.clangrant-us.org/famous.htm] .

Louisa Grant Lindsay, the eldest daughter of the present Lord Huntingtower, is also his heir presumptive.

Notes

*There is a Huntingtower Castle but this person does not own it or reside in it.
*The Lordship of Huntingtower is the Scottish equivalent of an English barony. "The Times" has referred to Lord Huntingtower's mother in print as Baroness Huntingtower [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,10349-1436932_23,00.html] . In Scotland the Lord or Lady who uses this title is never called a Baron or Baroness.

Works Cited

*Clan Shaw
* [http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/s/spalding-grant.html Spalding, Frances: Duncan Grant: A Biography (Excerpt) New York Times, 1997]
* [http://www.maggiescentres.org.uk/maggies/MAG_Main.jsp;jsessionid=AB7EBDDD1293F5EFD7935C668C85300E?pContentID=793&p_applic=CCC&pElementID=440&pMenuID=43&p_service=Content.show& Maggie's Centres]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p8459.htm#i84589 The Peerage (John Peter Grant, 16th of Rothiemurchus)]
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p8459.htm#i84590 The Peerage (Jane Margery Grant)]
* [http://www.clangrant-us.org/other-castles.htm Castles and Estates of Clan Grant]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,10349-1436932_23,00.html Who's Who 2005, Page 23] - The Times

ee also

*Rothiemurchus Forest
*Clan Grant
*Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus (German Wikipedia article)
* [http://www.rothiemurchus.net Rothiemurchus]
* [http://www.muckrach.com Muckrach]