him into conflict with Grenville when he came to power. Grant declined an offer of the Chancellorship of Ireland in 1807 from the Duke of Portland, but supported the Portland and Perceval ministries. He left office as Master of the Rolls in 1817, but continued for several years to hear appeals to the Privy Council at the cockpit. Among other honours, Grant served as treasurer of Lincoln's Inn in 1798, rector of the University of Aberdeen from 1809, and was awarded a DCL by the University of Oxford in 1820. On 24 June 1824, he was appointed to the Royal Commission for inquiring into the nature and extent of the Instruction afforded by the several Institutions in Ireland established for the purpose of Education where he served with the other Commissioners: Thomas Frankland Lewis, John Leslie Foster, James Glassford and Anthony Richard Blake. Grant died at his sister's house Dawlish, Devon, England on 25 May 1832. He was remembered both for the excellence and persuasiveness of his Parliamentary oration, as well as for eloquence and exposition during his judicial career. References External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1752 births 1832 deaths Knights Bachelor Rectors of the University of Aberdeen Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies People from Moray Scottish expatriates in Canada Solicitors General for England and Wales UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1807–1812 Whig (British political party) MPs Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Masters of the Rolls British MPs 1790–1796 British MPs 1796–1800