John Gaston Grant

John Gaston Grant (January 1, 1858 – June 21, 1923) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

John Gaston Grant
John Gaston Grant, c. 1908
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th district
In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911
Preceded by	William T. Crawford
Succeeded by	James M. Gudger, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1858-01-01)January 1, 1858 Edneyville Township, North Carolina
Died	June 21, 1923(1923-06-21) (aged 65) Hendersonville, North Carolina
Political party	Republican

John Gaston Grant was born January 1, 1858 in a log cabin in Edneyville Township, Henderson County, North Carolina.[1] He was the fifth child of William Colin and Sarah Elizabeth (Freeman) Grant, of Henderson County, North Carolina. He was self-educated and a lifelong "Radical" or Republican. He was called "Cornbread John" by local Democratic-leaning newspaper, The French Broad Hustler. He married Zsa Zura Edney on March 30, 1876, in Henderson County, North Carolina.

Grant was a Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1889, but declined a renomination. He was the sheriff of Henderson County 1892–1896 and refused a renomination in 1896. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress after which he resumed agricultural pursuits.

Grant died in Hendersonville, North Carolina on June 21, 1923, and is interred in Oakdale Cemetery.[2]