Charles Henry Grant
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Charles Henry Grant (9 November 1831 – 30 September 1901) was an engineer and politician in the Colony of Tasmania. He was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1892 until his death.[1]
Grant was born in Great Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, and was educated at King's College, London.[1]
He was engineer-in-chief and general manager of the Tasmanian Main Line Railway.[2] In June 1892 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the Hobart division in a by-election following the death of George Salier. In August 1892 he accepted office without portfolio in the Dobson Ministry.
Grant died in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Bennett, Scott. "Grant, Charles Henry (1831–1901)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
