Preceded by Andrew Gale Name Alexander Grant Political party Republican Party | Majority 35 (1893) Succeeded by George D. Eldridge Party Republican Party | |
Role Massachusetts State Representative Office Massachusetts State Representative since 1895 | ||
Alexander Grant (September 26, 1853) was a Massachusetts machinist and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as the sixth mayor of Chicopee, Massachusetts.
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Early life and education
Grant was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on September 26, 1853. Grant was educated in the Lowell, Massachusetts public schools.
Business career
Grant went to work in the cotton mills of Lowell while he was still young, and aside from two and a half years working in a Lowell machine shop, he spent his business career in the cotton business. In March 1878 Grant moved to Chicopee where he went to work for the Dwight Manufacturing Company.
Political career
Grant was elected to represent Ward 2 on the Chicopee Board of Aldermen, and in 1895 he was elected to represent the Fifth Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.