Alexander Grant

Alexander Angus Grant was born in Dunvegan, August 17, 1897. He was the eldest son of Angus Grant and his wife, the former Katie MacDonald. Like most boys with a lengthy given name, when he attended school in Dunvegan his name was shortened to “Alex”.

Alex Grant, in his youth, was an ardent soccer and rifle target shooting fan. As a result he became not only one of Dunvegan’s leading soccer players but he also founded the organization of football (soccer) in Glengarry in 1924.

In target shooting, Alex Grant travelled all the way from county “Gravel Pit” turkey shoots to the Connaught Rifle Ranges, Ottawa, where he won many valuable awards.

Alex Grant died April 11, 1967.