Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet

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James Grant of Grant, John Mytton, the Hon. Thomas Robinson, and Thomas Wynne by Nathaniel Dance-Holland, ca. 1760.

Sir James Grant of Grant, 8th Baronet FRSE FSA(Scot) (19 May 1738, Moray – 18 February 1811, Castle Grant), was a Scottish landowner and politician.

Grant was the son of Sir Ludovick Grant, 7th Baronet, and Lady Margaret Ogilvy, daughter of the statesman James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield. Born in Moray, Scotland, he was educated at Westminster School and Christ's College, Cambridge. Grant succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for Elginshire in 1761, a seat he held until 1768. He married Jean Duff, daughter of Alexander Duff, in 1763.

In 1773 Grant succeeded his father as eighth Baronet of Colquhoun. From 1790 to 1795 he was MP for Banffshire. He also served as Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire. He died in February 1811, aged 72, and was succeeded by his son Lewis Alexander Grant, who later that year succeeded his second cousin as fifth Earl of Seafield.

See also

• Earl of Seafield

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Ludovick Grant	Member of Parliament for Elginshire 1761–1768	Succeeded by Francis Grant
Preceded by James Ferguson	Member of Parliament for Banffshire 1790–1795	Succeeded by David McDowall-Grant
Honorary titles
New office	Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire 1794–1809	Succeeded by Francis Ogilvy-Grant
Baronetage of Nova Scotia
Preceded by Ludovick Grant	Baronet (of Colquhoun) 1773–1811	Succeeded by Lewis Alexander Grant