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Robert Grant (August 22, 1854 – January 24, 1935) was a lumberman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Comox from 1903 to 1909 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative. He did not seek a third term in the 1909 provincial election.

He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of Hugh Grant and Nancy Harris, and was educated there. In 1880, he married Barbara Jane McCutcheon. Grant served as mayor of Cumberland from 1902 to 1903. Grant built and operated a sawmill in Cumberland in partnership with Lewis Mounce.

He died in 1935.

References

1. ^ Magurn, Arnott J (1905). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1905.
2. British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935. British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency. British Columbia, Canada.
3. Parker, C W (1916). Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women. Vol. 1. p. 335. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
4. "Cumberland Heritage Walks" (PDF). Comox Valley Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
5. "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 19 July 2023.

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