John Gaston Grant
John Gaston Grant (January 1, 1858 – June 21, 1923) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
John Gaston Grant | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 10th district | |
In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | |
Preceded by | William T. Crawford |
Succeeded by | James M. Gudger, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Edneyville, North Carolina, U.S. | January 1, 1858
Died | June 21, 1923 65) Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Zsa Zura Edney (m. 1876) |
John Gaston Grant was born January 1, 1858, in a log cabin in Edneyville Township, Henderson County, North Carolina.[1] He was the fifth child of William Colin and Sarah Elizabeth (Freeman) Grant, of Henderson County, North Carolina. He was self-educated and a lifelong "Radical" or Republican. He was called "Cornbread John" by local Democratic-leaning newspaper, The French Broad Hustler. He married Zsa Zura Edney on March 30, 1876, in Henderson County, North Carolina.
Grant was a Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1889, but declined a renomination. He was the sheriff of Henderson County 1892–1896 and refused a renomination in 1896. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress after which he resumed agricultural pursuits.
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Grant died in Hendersonville, North Carolina on June 21, 1923, and is interred in Oakdale Cemetery.[2]
References
- Congress, United States (1910). Directory of ... Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 92.
- "John Gaston Grant (1858 - 1923) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.