Facts: - death place: london , england - known for: negotiating 1919 peace treaty with afghanistan - caption: sir hamilton grant in 1922 - birth name: alfred hamilton grant - death date: 23 january 1937 - birth date: 12 june 1872 - name: hamilton grant - image: 1922 sir hamilton grant.jpg - birth place: edinburgh , scotland - occupation: british civil servant in india Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of alfred hamilton grant .
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sir alfred hamilton grant , 12th baronet , kcsi , kcie -lrb- 12 june 1872 -- 23 january 1937 -rrb- , known as hamilton grant , and from 1918 as sir hamilton grant , was a british diplomat who served primarily in india .he was also briefly a liberal party politician .