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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Mr. John Grant

Mr. John Grant was a native of Strathspey, Scotland, and was born on Christmas Day, 1825. In 1856 he and Mrs Grant, with their two children, sailed in the “Glentanner” for New Zealand. They arrived first at Lyttelton, and were transhipped in the “Kate Kearney” for Dunedin. Mr. Grant bought a section in Forth Street, where he built his house, in which he resided forty-five years. He was an elder in Knox church, and took an active interest in the Sunday school. In 1874 Mr. Grant was first elected to the Dunedin City Council, and was re-elected in 1876. Mrs Grant predeceased her husband, who died on the 17th of July, 1901.