James Benton Grant

James Benton Grant (January 2, 1848 – November 1, 1911) was an American mining engineer, Confederate soldier, and the third Governor of Colorado from 1883 to 1885. He was born in Russell County, Alabama and died in Excelsior Springs, Missouri.[2]

James Benton Grant
3rd Governor of Colorado
In office January 9, 1883 – January 13, 1885
Lieutenant	William H. Meyer
Preceded by	Frederick W. Pitkin
Succeeded by	Benjamin H. Eaton
Personal details
Born	(1848-01-02)January 2, 1848 Russell County, Alabama
Died	November 1, 1911(1911-11-01) (aged 63) Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Goodell[1]
Relatives	Roswell Eaton Goodell (father-in-law)[1]

During the outbreak of the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in the 20th Alabama Light Artillery regiment in the Confederate Army.[3] He attended what is now Iowa State University for two years and then Cornell University from 1873–1874[4] before he moved to the Freiberg School of Mines in Germany, where he studied metallurgy. He was also the first Democratic governor of Colorado.[5]

See also

• Grant–Humphreys Mansion
• Politics of the United States
• Politics of Colorado

References

1. Cannon, Helen (Winter 1964). "First Ladies of Colorado Mary Goodell Grant" (PDF). Colorado Magazine. 4 (1). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
2. "The Governor James Benton Grant Collection at the Colorado State Archives". Retrieved 30 July 2012.
3. http://www.colorado-scv.org/prominent-colorado-veterans.html
4. "The Ten-year Book of Cornell University 1868-1878 Matriculated section pp. 71".
5. "Colorado Governor James Benton Grant". Retrieved 30 July 2012.

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Party political offices
Preceded by John S. Hough	Democratic nominee for Governor of Colorado 1882	Succeeded by Alva Adams
Political offices
Preceded by Frederick Walker Pitkin	Governor of Colorado 1883–1885	Succeeded by Benjamin Harrison Eaton