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Rev. Kenneth James Grant (1839–1932) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary who was one of the founding fathers of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago and was a founder of secondary education among East Indians. Grant died in 1932 in Nova Scotia. Grant's son, Thomas, was a prominent businessman in Trinidad and Tobago and founded Ltd. His grandsons Fred and Sir Lindsay ran the company, and Jackie and Rolph captained the West Indies Test cricket team.

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rdfs:comment	Rev. Kenneth James Grant (1839–1932) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary who was one of the founding fathers of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago and was a founder of secondary education among East Indians. Grant died in 1932 in Nova Scotia. Grant's son, Thomas, was a prominent businessman in Trinidad and Tobago and founded Ltd. His grandsons Fred and Sir Lindsay ran the company, and Jackie and Rolph captained the West Indies Test cricket team. (en) Kenneth J. Grant (1839 – 1932) è stato un missionario presbiteriano canadese che era uno dei padri fondatori della Chiesa presbiteriana di Trinidad e Tobago e fu fondatore dell'istruzione secondaria negli Indiani orientali [1]. Grant morì nel 1932 in Nuova Scozia. Il figlio di Grant, Thomas, era un importante uomo d'affari a Trinidad e Tobago e fondò T. Geddes Grant Ltd. I suoi nipoti Fred, e Sir Lindsay gestivano la compagnia, e Jackie e Rolph capitanavano la squadra di cricket delle Indie Occidentali . (it)
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has abstract	Rev. Kenneth James Grant (1839–1932) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary who was one of the founding fathers of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago and was a founder of secondary education among East Indians. Grant was born in Scotch Hill, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. In 1854, he started teaching in Cape John, Nova Scotia after receiving his teachers' certificate. He later started studying Theology, attending school in Truro, Nova Scotia, graduating in 1859, and also in Princeton, New Jersey, until moving to Trinidad and Tobago in 1870. There, he started teaching at the government-funded Sabbath School on Cicero Street, teaching the local Indians while he himself also learned Hindi. He also founded Naparima College in 1894, the first secondary school on the island. Grant Memorial Presbyterian School in San Fernando is named in his memory. Dr. Grant also helped found Hillview College, where one of the school's four houses is named Grant House, with its colour being blue. A picture of him hangs in the administration building. Grant died in 1932 in Nova Scotia. Grant's son, Thomas, was a prominent businessman in Trinidad and Tobago and founded Ltd. His grandsons Fred and Sir Lindsay ran the company, and Jackie and Rolph captained the West Indies Test cricket team. (en) Kenneth J. Grant (1839 – 1932) è stato un missionario presbiteriano canadese che era uno dei padri fondatori della Chiesa presbiteriana di Trinidad e Tobago e fu fondatore dell'istruzione secondaria negli Indiani orientali [1]. Grant è nato a , nella contea di Pictou, in Nuova Scozia. Nel 1854, iniziò a insegnare a , in Nuova Scozia, dopo aver ricevuto il certificato dei suoi insegnanti. In seguito iniziò a studiare teologia, frequentando la scuola a Truro, Nuova Scozia, [2] laureandosi nel 1859, [3] e anche a Princeton, nel New Jersey, fino a trasferirsi a Trinidad e Tobago nel 1870. [4] Qui iniziò a insegnare alla Sabbath School finanziata dal governo in Cicero Street, insegnando agli indiani locali [5] mentre lui stesso imparava anche l' hindi. [6] [ fonte auto-pubblicata ] Ha anche fondato il nel 1894, la prima scuola secondaria sull'isola. La scuola presbiteriana di Grant Memorial a San Fernando è stata nominata in sua memoria. Il dottor Grant ha anche aiutato a fondare l' , in suo onore una delle quattro case della scuola prende il suo nome, Grant House, con il suo colore blu. una sua foto può essere trovata appesa nell'edificio amministrativo. Grant morì nel 1932 in Nuova Scozia. Il figlio di Grant, Thomas, era un importante uomo d'affari a Trinidad e Tobago e fondò T. Geddes Grant Ltd. I suoi nipoti Fred, e Sir Lindsay gestivano la compagnia, e Jackie e Rolph capitanavano la squadra di cricket delle Indie Occidentali . (it)
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