William Grant, Lord Grant
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The Right Honourable Lord Grant TD PC QC |
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| Lord Justice Clerk | |
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In office 25 September 1962 – 19 November 1972 |
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| Nominated by | himself |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lord Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Lord Wheatley |
| Lord Advocate | |
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In office 6 April 1960 – 25 September 1962 |
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| Nominated by | Harold Macmillan |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | William Rankine Milligan |
| Succeeded by | Ian Shearer |
| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Glasgow Woodside |
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In office 26 May 1955 – 25 September 1962 |
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| Preceded by | William Gordon Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Neil Carmichael |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | |
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In office 13 January 1955 – 6 April 1960 |
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| Nominated by | Winston Churchill |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | William Rankine Milligan |
| Succeeded by | David Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1909 Dufftown, Moray, Scotland |
| Died | 9 November 1972 (aged 63) – Lynchat, Scottish Highlands |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Unionist |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Milne |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Moray Place, Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
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.
Grant was born on 19 June 1909 Dufftown, Banff, the son of Edward Grant. His mother was a former Miss Kennedy, who Edward had married in 1908. His grandfather William Grant (1839–1923) was the founder of the distillers William Grant & Sons, producers of Glenfiddich whisky.
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