William Grant, Lord Grant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Grant, Lord Grant

British politician

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1909

Place of Birth: Dufftown, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 19-Nov-1972

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

William Grant, Lord Grant, (19 June 1909 – 19 November 1972) was a Scottish advocate, a Unionist politician, and a judge.
Born to the Grant's distillery family who created Glenfiddich whisky, he was one of Scotland's Great Officers of State for the last twelve years of his life. A classical scholar and talented orator who nonetheless lost his first two election campaigns, Grant sat in the House of Commons from 1955 to 1962.
Throughout that period he was a Law Officer: first Solicitor General for Scotland, then Lord Advocate. He left Parliament in 1962 to become Lord Justice Clerk, the second most senior judge in Scotland.
His work included chairing the eponymous Grant Committee, a major inquiry into the working of Scotland's sheriff courts. While still in office, Grant died in a traffic collision in the Scottish Highlands, with alcohol in his blood.
The crash left two other men dead and a young family seriously injured.