Lieutenant William H. Meyer Education Cornell University Preceded by Frederick W. Pitkin Party Democratic Party | Political party Democratic Name James Grant | |
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Born January 2, 1848
Russell County, Alabama ( 1848-01-02 ) Role Former Governor of Colorado Died November 1, 1911, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, United States Previous office Governor of Colorado (1883–1885) Similar People Bill Ritter, John Hickenlooper, William Gilpin | ||
Succeeded by Benjamin Harrison Eaton | ||
James Benton Grant (January 2, 1848 – November 1, 1911) was an American mining engineer and the third Governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He was born in Russell County, Alabama and died in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.
He attended what is now Iowa State University for two years and then Cornell University from 1873–1874 before he moved to the Freiberg School of Mines in Germany, where he studied metallurgy. He was also the first Democratic governor of Colorado.
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