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
Official portrait of John Gaston Grant while serving in U.S. Congress
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	(1858-01-01)January 1, 1858 Edneyville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	June 21, 1923(1923-06-21) (aged 65) Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
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.

John Gaston Grant, c. 1908

Grant died in Hendersonville, North Carolina on June 21, 1923, and is interred in Oakdale Cemetery.[2]