Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet

Scottish merchant and politician (1705–1772)
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Summary

Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet was born on 1705[1]. He died on 1772[2]. He worked as a politician[3], slave trader[4], and plantation owner[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: August 1, 1772[7]
  • Father: Sir Patrick Grant of Dalvey, 4th Bt.[8]
  • Mother: Lydia Mackintosh[9]
  • Spouse: Elizabeth Coote[10], Margaret Grant[11]
  • Child: Alexander Grant[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[13]
  • Position held: member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Honorific prefix: Sir[16]
  • Family name: Grant[17]
  • Given name: Alexander[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Social classification: slave owner[20]
  • P14921: p_10433_2493-alexander-sir-grant[21]

Why It Matters

Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Who were Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet's parents?

Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet's father was Sir Patrick Grant of Dalvey, 4th Bt.[8]. Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet's mother was Lydia Mackintosh[9].

Who was Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet married to?

Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet's spouses include Elizabeth Coote[10] and Margaret Grant[11].

What did Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet do for work?

Sir Alexander Grant, 5th Baronet worked as a politician[3], slave trader[4], and plantation owner[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . The Peerage. historyofparliamentonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . historyofparliamentonline.org. historyofparliamentonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Legacies of British Slave-ownership. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14921 → p_10433_2493-alexander-sir-grant
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'ur']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14921: p_10433_2493-alexander-sir-grant, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/327242996|Sir Alexander Grant (#327242996)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#"
  2. 10w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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  3. 12w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    History of parliament id → 1754-1790/member/grant-sir-alexander-1772
    Idref id → 24323113X
    Family name → Grant
    Worldcat entities id → E39PBJmhRctmcmTF6MdcgfY773
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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