Fonds F756 - William Lawson Grant fonds

William Lawson Grant, historian and educator, was born at Halifax, N.S., in 1872, the son of Rev. George Munro Grant. He was educated at Queen's University, Kingston and at Balliol College, Oxford (B.A. 1898). He taught at Upper Canada College and St. Andrew's College, Toronto, 1898-1904. From 1904 to 1910 he was Beit Lecturer in colonial history at Oxford and from 1910 to 1915 taught at Queen's. In 1917, he became headmaster of Upper Canada College, remaining in the position until his death in 1935. During his career he wrote or edited several historical publications, including his father's biography. He was elected F.R.S.C in 1911. In 1911 Grant married Maude Parkin.