William Grant, Lord Prestongrange

Not to be confused with the 20th-century Scottish politician and judge, William Grant, Lord Grant.

William Grant
Grant by Allan Ramsay, 1751
Lord Advocate
In office
1746–1754
Preceded byRobert Craigie
Succeeded byRobert Dundas
Solicitor General for Scotland
In office
1737–1742
Preceded byDuncan Forbes
Succeeded byRobert Craigie
Personal details
Born1701
Died23 May 1764(1764-05-23) (aged 62–63)
Bath, England, Great Britain
SpouseGrizel
ChildrenJanet, Agnes, Jean, and Christian
Parent(s)Francis Grant
Jean Meldrum

William Grant, Lord Prestongrange (1701 – 23 May 1764), was a Scottish politician and judge.

Grant was procurator for the Church of Scotland and Clerk to the General Assembly in 1731. He campaigned against patronage in the Church. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1737 and promoted to Lord Advocate in 1746. He was Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs from 1747 to 1754, and carried bills for the abolition of heritable jurisdictions, wardholding and for annexation of forfeited estates to the Crown. He was appointed a Lord of Session and Justiciary as Lord Prestongrange in 1754, and a Commissioner of annexed estates in 1755.

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