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'''David McDowall Grant''' (c.1760-1841), of [[Arndilly House|Arndilly]], Banff and [[Barr Castle|Barr House]], [[Lochwinnoch]], was a Scottish naval officer, collector of customs and, briefly, Member of Parliament.
Born around 1760, he was the 5th surviving son of William McDowall. In 1790 he married Eleanor Mary, daughter and heir of Col. Alexander Grant of Arndilly, taking the additional name of Grant.
He was returned as member of parliament for [[Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Banffshire]] in 1795 following the resignation of [[Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet|Sir James Grant]], but is not recorded as having spoken or voted, and did not seek election at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1796|1796 general election.]]
He entered the [[Royal Navy|navy]] around 1778, and was promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] in 1781, retiring as a [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] in 1816.
He served as Collector of customs, [[Kingston, Jamaica]] from 1810 until around 1836.
==Source==
[http://bit.ly/2ETUVpg The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1790-1820.]
[[Category:1841 deaths]]
[[Category:Politics of the county of Banff]]
[[Category:18th-century Scottish people]]
[[Category:British MPs 1790–96]]
[[Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies]]
Born around 1760, he was the 5th surviving son of William McDowall. In 1790 he married Eleanor Mary, daughter and heir of Col. Alexander Grant of Arndilly, taking the additional name of Grant.
He was returned as member of parliament for [[Banffshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Banffshire]] in 1795 following the resignation of [[Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet|Sir James Grant]], but is not recorded as having spoken or voted, and did not seek election at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1796|1796 general election.]]
He entered the [[Royal Navy|navy]] around 1778, and was promoted to [[Lieutenant (navy)|lieutenant]] in 1781, retiring as a [[Commander (Royal Navy)|commander]] in 1816.
He served as Collector of customs, [[Kingston, Jamaica]] from 1810 until around 1836.
==Source==
[http://bit.ly/2ETUVpg The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1790-1820.]
[[Category:1841 deaths]]
[[Category:Politics of the county of Banff]]
[[Category:18th-century Scottish people]]
[[Category:British MPs 1790–96]]
[[Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies]]
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