John Grant (Australian politician)

John Grant
Senator for New South Wales
In office 5 September 1914 – 30 June 1920
In office 1 July 1923 – 19 May 1928
Succeeded by	Albert Gardiner
Personal details
Born	1857 Abernethy, Scotland
Died	19 May 1928 (aged 70–71)
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Stonemason

John Grant (1857 – 19 May 1928) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Abernethy, he received a primary education before becoming a stonemason. Migrating to Australia in 1880, he became Secretary of the Stonemasons' Union and a founding member of the New South Wales Labor Party. He served as the NSW ALP's General Secretary before his election to the Australian Senate in 1914 as a Labor Senator from New South Wales. Defeated in 1919, he returned to the Senate in 1922, holding the seat until his death in 1928.^[1]

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