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Rev Dr William Grant, around 1881 / Boyd, San Francisco Palace of Art
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Title:
Rev Dr William Grant, around 1881 / Boyd, San Francisco Palace of Art
Creator:
Boyd, Thomas H. (Thomas Henry), 1851-1883.
Date:
[c1881]
Format:
1 carte-de-visite : albumen print ; 10.4 x 6.2 cm.
Inscription:
Verso carries the printed trade label of Boyd / San Francisco / Palace of Art / 350 & 352 George Street / (over Peate and Harcourt's) / Sydney. Identified in pencil: "Dr. Grant".
Subject:
portraits
Grant, William, 1806-1897.
Series:
June Wallace papers
Description:
The Reverend William Grant was born in March 1806 in Nairn, Scotland, the son of Hugh Grant and Jane Clark. He received a Master of Arts from King's College, Aberdeen in 1829 and a Doctor in Divinity from the University of Edinburgh. He was licenced to preach by the Presbytery at Dornoch in November 1833. He joined the Free Church of Scotland in 1843 and married Margaret Drummond Gentle in 1845. The family emigrated to New South Wales in 1853 per the Commodore. Dr Grant was the Presbyterian minister at Shoalhaven from 1854 until his retirement in 1890. He was a widely respected Gaelic preacher and family friend of the McKenzies and Thorburns. He died at Nowra in August 1897.
Published in:
A copy of this photograph was published in the "Australian Town and Country Journal" of 28 April 1894 (p.30) illustrating a profile of "the Rev. Dr. Grant, M.A., of Shoalhaven".
Source:
Meroogal ; M87/299
Rights:
You may save or print this image for research and study. If you wish to use it for any other purposes, you must contact the Historic Houses Trust to request permission.
Material Type:
Picture
Record number:
41494
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