Wednesday 12 August 2015

940 Daniel Grant


Constituency : Marylebone  1880-85

Daniel  won  the  second  seat  at  Marylebone  to  sit  alongside  Sir Thomas  Chambers.

Daniel  was  the  son  of  an  army  captain. He  was  educated  at  the  Upper  School  of  the  Royal Hospital  Greenwich. He  founded  a  printing firm  and  became its  principal  partner. He  stood  for  Marylebone   in  1874.

Daniel  spoke  for  extended  hours  of  admission  to  the  National  Gallery  and  British  Museum. In  1881  he  published  a  tract,  Land  Tenure  In  Ireland.

In  1885  Daniel  was   defeated  at  Marylebone  East.


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