John T. Grant

John Thomas Grant (December 13, 1813 – January 18, 1887)[1] was an American railroad man.

For other people named John Grant, see John Grant (disambiguation).
John T. Grant
John T. Grant
Born
John Thomas Grant

December 13, 1813
Athens, Georgia
DiedJanuary 18, 1887
NationalityAmerican
Occupationfounder of engineering firm, land owner

He was born and raised on a farm near Athens, Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1833 with a degree in Forestry.

With his brother James and the unrelated Lemuel Grant he founded an engineering firm called Fannin, Grant and Company which constructed railroads in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, during which time he amassed a large fortune and enormous tracts of land.[2]

The calamity of the American Civil War largely destroyed his prospects. Although, at the time of his death some 20 years later, he still possessed 60,000 acres (240 km²) in Texas.

He lies in the Grant mausoleum in Oakland Cemetery.

Family

He married Martha Cobb (Jackson) Grant.[2]

References
  1. Franklin Garrett Necrology Database - Atlanta History Center Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "John T. Grant house - Digital Library of Georgia". dlg.usg.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-08.


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