George Davidson Grant was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician.

Born in Waterdown

Waterdown, Ontario

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, the son of Rev. Robert N. Grant, D.D., Scotch, and Marian E. McMullen, Irish, Grant educated at Common Schools, the Collegiate Institute and Osgoode Hall Law School

Osgoode Hall Law School

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 in Toronto. A lawyer, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Ontario North

Ontario North

Ontario North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867....

 in a 1903 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, Angus McLeod

Angus McLeod

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. A Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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, He was re-elected again in 1904

Canadian federal election, 1904

The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Canada...

 and was defeated in 1908

Canadian federal election, 1908

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