Robert Grant (politician)
Sir Robert Grant GCH (born January 15, 1780 in Bengal , India , † July 9, 1838 in Dalpoorie ) was a British politician and the author of the still known chorale O Worship the King . His father was the politician, missionary and social reformer Charles Grant .
At the age of six the family moved from India to England. Robert Grant became, like his brother Charles , a fellow at Magdalene College , Cambridge , and a lawyer. From 1818 to 1834 he represented various constituencies in parliament, where he campaigned primarily for equal rights for Jews.
In June 1834 he was appointed governor of Bombay , where he made a name for himself primarily through his social commitment and the construction of some roads between the city and the hinterland. He died in India on July 9, 1838, at the age of 59.
In 1834 he was beaten to the Knight Bachelor and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order (GCH).
Grant wrote a study of the history of the East India Company, of which his father was chairman, and is best known today for his hymns, the most famous of which is O Worship the King .
Grant was popular in India. Because of his social commitment, India's second oldest medical school, Grant Medical College , was named after him.
Web links
- Robert Grant at Hansard (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 2, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 335.
- ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 452.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grant, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bengal , India |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1838 |
| Place of death | Dalpoorie , India |