ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː kˈɜːnəl ɡɹˈænt wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə hˈaʊs ʌv kˈɑːmənz fɔːɹ ˈɛldʒɪn bˈɜːɡz, ɐ sˈiːt hiː hˈɛld ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks, ænd ðˈɛn ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ˌɪnvɚnˈɛs bˈɜːɡz fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən, ˈɛldʒɪnʃɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ænd ˈɛldʒɪnʃɚɹ ænd nˈɛɹnʃɚ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.
In 1802 'Colonel Grant' was elected to the House of Commons for Elgin Burghs, a seat he held until 1806, and then represented Inverness Burghs from 1806 to 1807, Elginshire from 1807 to 1832 and Elginshire and Nairnshire from 1832 to 1840.