Legacy
Late in 1901, while lying ill in Kingston General Hospital, Principal Grant was visited by the Prince of Wales, the future King George V, who was touring Canada following the death of Queen Victoria earlier that year. The Prince awarded Grant a British decoration—the Order of St Michael and St George -- in honour of his achievements. This medal, which went missing for many years, was rediscovered in 2008.
At the time of his death The Times observed; that it is acknowledged on all hands that in him the Dominion has lost one of the ablest men that it has yet produced.
In 1872 Grant married Jessie Lawson (granddaughter of the first president of the Bank of Nova Scotia, William Lawson). Among their descendants was their grandson the philosopher George Parkin Grant; their great-grandson Michael Ignatieff served as leader of the Official Opposition (Canada), during his term as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Grant Hall, a prominent clock tower and meeting hall at Queen's, is named in his honour.
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