James Alexander Grant

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Sir James Alexander Grant
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Sir James Alexander Grant (August 11, 1831 – February 5, 1920) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Russell in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative Party of Canada member from 1867 to 1874; he also represented the City of Ottawa in the federal parliament from 1893 to 1896.

He was born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1829 and came to Canada with his parents in 1830. He studied at the University of Queen's College and then studied medicine at McGill College, becoming an M.D. in 1854. Grant served as president of the College of Surgeons of Ontario and was also president of the Mechanics' Institute and Athenaeum of Ottawa. He published a number of articles in medical journals in England and Canada. Grant served as physician to several Governors General. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and a member of the Geological Society of England. He was named a KCMG in 1887.