NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Grant, John Peter, 1774-1848 NRA: Grant Sir John Peter (1774-1848) Knight Mp Chief Justice of Calcutta DNB: Grant, Sir John Peter, of Rothiemurchus (1774-1848), politician and judge LBT ID: JoGrant1848 VIAF ID: 4025225 LOC ID: n88138943 | B/BAP: 1774-09-21 DIED: 1848-05-17 |
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MP for Great Grimsby (1812-18) and Tavistock (1819-26); as a politician he was patronized
by the Duke of Bedford until when pressed by his creditors he emigrated to India where he
pursued a legal career. | |