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Up for sale a RARE! "Grant Medical College" Robert Grant Hand Signed Free Frank Dated 1831.
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Robert Grant GCH (1779 – 9 July 1836) was a British lawyer and
politician. Robert Grant was born in India, the son
of Charles Grant, chairman of the Directors of the Honourable East India Company, and younger brother of Charles Grant, later Lord Glenelg. Returning home with their
father in 1790, the two brothers were entered as students of Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1795. In 1801 Charles was
fourth wrangler and senior Chancellor's medallist; Robert was
third wrangler and second Chancellor's medallist. Grant
was called to the bar the same day as his brother, 30 January
1807, and entered into legal practice, becoming King's Sergeant in the Court of
the Duchy of Lancaster, and one of the Commissioners in Bankruptcy. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Elgin Burghs in 1818, and for the Inverness Burghs in 1826. The latter constituency he
represented for four years. In 1830 and 1831, he was returned for Norwich, and in 1832 for Finsbury. He advocated for the removal of the disabilities of the Jews, and twice carried bills on the
subject through the House of Commons. They were, however, rejected in the Upper House,
which did not yield on the question until 1858, twenty years after Grant's
death. In 1832 he became Judge Advocate General, and in 1834 was appointed Governor
of Bombay. As governor, Grant was a law unto himself and under his
rule a multitude of large-scale projects were pushed forward which were to
transform the shape of British policy in the East. He was a key player in the
decision to occupy Aden, which was carried out shortly after his death. He
died at Dapodi, near to Poona on 9
July 1838. In his younger days Grant published an essay on the trade and
government of India, and a sketch of the early history of the British East India Company. He was the author of a volume of
sacred poems, which was edited and published after his death by his brother,
Lord Glenelg. This volume includes some hymns; his best known hymn is "O
Worship the King",based on Psalm 104.
Another hymn is "Savior, When in Dust to Thee." Grant Medical College, the India, is named after Robert Grant, as are Grant Road
and Grant Road Station in the same city.