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The Very Reverend
George Monro Grant
CMG FRSC
Born(1835-12-22)December 22, 1835
Stellarton, Nova Scotia
DiedMay 10, 1902(1902-05-10) (aged 66)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
TitlePrincipal of Queen's College at Kingston (1877–1902)
Spouse
Jessie Lawson
(m. 1872)
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity (Presbyterian)
Church
  • Church of Scotland
  • Synod of the Presbyterian Church of the Maritime Provinces of British North America Presbyterian Church in Canada
Ordained1861
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
InfluencesJohn Caird[1]
Academic work
InstitutionsQueen's College at Kingston

George Monro Grant CMG FRSC (December 22, 1835 – May 10, 1902) was a Canadian church minister, writer, and political activist. He served as principal of Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario, for 25 years, from 1877 until 1902.

  1. ^ Allen, Richard (1961). Salem Bland and the Social Gospel in Canada (MA thesis). Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: University of Saskatchewan. p. 30. hdl:10388/etd-07132010-073310.

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