page_title: James Grant (minister)
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: James Grant (minister) / Life
caption_attribution_description: English: Northumberland Street 3-17, Edinburgh
context_page_description: Very Rev James Grant DD FRSE DCL was one of Scotland's most important and influential ministers. Combining his religious skills with business skills he was also Director of Scottish Widows for 50 years and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1854.
context_section_description: He was born in the manse at Portmoak on the northern edge of Loch Leven on 23 January 1800, the son of Rev Andrew Grant, minister of Portmoak. He attended the High School in Edinburgh then studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh. He was licensed as a minister in 1822 and ordained in 1824. His first ministry was South Leith, on the Kirkgate where he stayed 1824 until 1843.
  The University of Glasgow awarded him an honorary doctorate (DD) in 1842. In 1843 he moved to St Mary's Parish Church in Edinburgh, and stayed there until retiral in 1871. During this period he was chosen as Moderator of the entire church in 1854. the University of Oxford awarded him an honorary doctorate (DCL) immediately after. He then lived at 11 Northumberland Street in Edinburgh's Second New Town.
  In 1851 he had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer was John Russell.
  He died on 28 July 1890. He is buried in Warriston Cemetery with his wife. Their son is buried alongside.
caption: Northumberland Street, Edinburgh
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