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William A. Grant
Gender:
Male
Born:
September 19, 1807
Died:
May 2, 1887
Later Residences:
GA
Biographical Notes:
William A. Grant was born on September 19, 1807. He graduated from the Litchfield Law School in 1823. From 1841 to 1842 he served as the Justice of the Inferior Court in Habersham County, GA. His next major position was in the GA House of Representatives from 1851 to 1852. Finally, he acted as a member of the GA Constitutional Convention in 1865. Grant died on May 2, 1887.
Education
Years at LLS:
1823
Profession / Service
Profession:
Political Office
State Posts:
State Representative (GA) 1851-1852
State Committees:
Member of the GA Constitutional Convention in 1865.
Local Posts:
Justice of Inferior Courts (Habersham County, GA) 1841-1842
The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation. Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Litchfield Eagle, October 6, 1823; Catalogue of the Litchfield Law School (Hartford, CT: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1849), 19.
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