Kenneth Grant (politician)

The Honourable Ken Grant
Ken Grant - 1915
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton
In office 11 March 1902 – 27 April 1912 Serving with William Kidston, John Adamson
Preceded by	George Curtis
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Fitzroy
In office 27 April 1912 – 22 May 1915
Preceded by	James Crawford
Succeeded by	Harold Hartley
Personal details
Born	Kenneth Macdonald Grant September 1866 Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died	13 August 1922 (aged 55) Albion, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Toowong Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Ministerial
Other political affiliations	Labour
Occupation	Telegraphist
Religion	Presbyterian

Kenneth Macdonald "Ken" Grant (September 1866 – 13 August 1922) was a telegraphist and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Biography

Grant was born in Geelong, Victoria, to parents William Grant and his wife Jessie (née McDonald) and attended Brisbane Normal School. He began his working life as a cadet in the Post and Telegraphs Department and became a telegraphist at the Rockhampton Post Office and Railway Traffic Office. Later on he was a director of the Blair Athol Land and Timber Co.^[1] and the principal of K.M. Grant and Co. Ltd.^[2]

In his younger days he was a keen sportsman and president of the Central Queensland Rugby League, and a patron of the Rockhampton Jockey Club and the Rockhampton Bowls Club.^[2]

Unmarried, he died from the complications of an attack of influenza in August 1922.^[2] His funeral proceeded from has Albion home to the Toowong Cemetery.^[3][4]

Political career

Grant represented the state seat of Rockhampton from 1902 until 1912. He then switched to the seat of Fitzroy in 1912 but was defeated by Harold Hartley in 1915.^[5] He started out representing the Labour Party but by the end of his political career he was a member of the Ministerialists.^[1]

He was the Chairman of Committees in 1910, Acting Secretary for Public Instruction in 1911-1912, and Home Secretary and Secretary for Mines in 1915.

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
2. "Death of Mr. K. M. Grant.". The Brisbane Courier (20,144). Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier (20,144). Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
5. "SUMMARY OF THE VOTING.". The Brisbane Courier (18,772). Queensland, Australia. 18 March 1918. p. 7. Retrieved 28 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.