Walter Colquhoun Grant [SEP] date of death
Walter Colquhoun Grant
Walter Colquhoun Grant (27 May 1822 – 27 August 1861) was British Army officer and a pioneer settler in what is today British Columbia. He served briefly as a colonial surveyor but left after a few years to rejoin the army. He died while in the service in Saugor, Bengal, India at 39.
Early life.
Grant was born in Edinburgh on 27 May 1822 into a military family, his father, Colquhoun Grant, having been chief of intelligence for Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke
Colquhoun Grant
Colquhoun Grant may be:
- Colquhoun Grant (British intelligence officer) (1780–1829), British Army intelligence officer
- Sir Colquhoun Grant (British cavalry general) (1764–1835), British Army cavalry general and MP
- Walter Colquhoun Grant (1822–1861), British Army officer and a pioneer settler in British Columbia.