Sir Ludovick Grant, 7th Baronet (13 January 1707 – 18 March 1773) was a Scottish

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 Member of Parliament

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Grant was the son of Sir James Grant, 6th Baronet, and Anne Colquhoun. He succeeded his father as seventh Baronet of Colquhoun in 1747. In 1741 Grant was elected to the House of Commons

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 for Elginshire

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, a seat he held until 1761.

Grant married firstly Marian Dalrymple. He married secondly Lady Margaret Ogilvy, daughter of the statesman James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield. He died in March 1773, aged 66, and was succeeded by his son from his second marriage, James Grant

Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet

Sir James Grant of Grant, 8th Baronet FRSE FSA , was a Scottish landowner and politician....

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