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- William Grant, Lord Grant (* 19. Juni 1909; † 19. November 1972) war ein britischer Jurist und Politiker der Unionist Party, der zwischen 1955 und 1962 Mitglied des House of Commons sowie von 1962 bis zu seinem Tod 1972 als Lord Justice Clerk das zweithöchste Richteramt Schottlands bekleidete. (de)
- William Grant, Lord Grant, TD, PC, QC (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. (en)
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- William Grant, Lord Grant (* 19. Juni 1909; † 19. November 1972) war ein britischer Jurist und Politiker der Unionist Party, der zwischen 1955 und 1962 Mitglied des House of Commons sowie von 1962 bis zu seinem Tod 1972 als Lord Justice Clerk das zweithöchste Richteramt Schottlands bekleidete. (de)
- William Grant, Lord Grant, TD, PC, QC (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. (en)
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