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Player of American footballLearn about Charles Grant (1746-1823), a Scottish-born leader of the British East India Company and a champion of Christian mission and social reform in India. He was also a member of the Clapham Sect, a group of social activists who opposed slavery and promoted moral improvement.
Learn about Charles Grant, a Scottish layman who became a director of the East India Company and a supporter of Christian missions in India. He wrote a missiological treatise, campaigned for abolition, and founded the Sierra Leone Company.
The Charles Grant who voted for the Duke of Cumberland’s establishment bill, 29 June and 3 July 1815, was probably his son. He defended the East India ships registry bill, 8 June 1815, welcomed the proposal to grant money for church extension, 17 Mar., and opposed inquiry into the claims of creditors of the nawab of the Carnatic, 21 May 1818.
Charles Grant (1746-1823) Grant went to India in 1767 in the service of the East India Company and, following the deaths of two young daughters, became a committed Christian. He rose to great wealth and prominence, ultimately became chairman of the board of directors of the East India Company, and at his residence in Clapham was an active ...
May 12, 2024 · Charles Grant (Teàrlach Grannd in Scottish Gaelic; 16 April 1746 – 31 October 1823) was a British politician influential in Indian and domestic affairs who, motivated by his evangelical Christianity, championed the causes of social reform and Christian mission, particularly in India.
GRANT, CHARLES (1746–1823), statesman and philanthropist, belonged to a branch of the family of Grant Castle in Inverness-shire. He was born at Aldourie in the parish of Dores, N.E. Inverness-shire, on 16 April 1746, the date of the battle of Culloden.
Scotsman Charles Grant (1746–1823) travelled to India in 1767. During his 22-year stay, he rose through the ranks of the East India Company, serving as a member of the company's board of trade. Following his return to Britain, he served three times as the company's chairman and was also elected to Parliament.
Correspondence of Charles Grant and Edward Parry with R. S. Dundas (MS. Eng. hist. c. 210)
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Grant, Sir Robert (1780–1838) Knight, administrator in India is the child of Grant, Charles (1746-1823), director of the East India Company and philanthropist
