831 Andrew Grant

Constituency : Leith  Burghs  1878-85

Andrew  took  over  at  Leith  after  the  resignation  of  Donald  McGregor. His  majority  was  3,141.

Andrew  was  the  son  of  the  Moderator  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Church  of Scotland. He  was  educated  at  Leith  High  School  and  Edinburgh  University. He  was  an  international  merchant  who  went  to  China  in  1854  then  Bombay  in  1858.He  helped  found  the  University  of  Bombay  . chair  of  its  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  first  chair  of  the  Royal  Bank  of  India. He  returned  to  Britain  operating  from  Liverpool  until  retiring  in  1872. He bought  himself  a  county  seat  in  Scotland  in  1875.

Andrew  was  unopposed  in  1880. He  stepped  down  in  1885.

Andrew  bought  more  property. In  1907  he  forked  out  £10,000  for  the  building  of  Edinburgh  College  of  Art. He  left  a  substantial  bequest  in  his  will  to  fund  travelling  scholarships  for  students  there.

He  died  in  1924  aged  94.