A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Grant, Richard
GRANT, Kt. (Capt., 1828. f-p., 26; h-p., 23.)
Sir Richard Grant, born in 1783, is son of the late Rich. Grant, Esq., Proctor at Jamaica.
This officer entered the Navy, in July, 1798, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Royal Sovereign 100, Capt. Wm. Bedford, successive flag-ship in the Channel of the late Lord Gardner and Sir Henry Harvey. He became Midshipman, in July, 1801, of the Révolutionnaire 44, Capts. Thos. Twysden, Hon. John Murray, Hon. Thos. Bladen Capel, Walter Lock, and Hon. Henry Hotham, with whom he continued to serve until Sept. 1804; when, on his return from a voyage to Jamaica, he rejoined Lord Gardner in the Trent, off Cork. In the early part of 1805 he returned to the West Indies as Acting-Lieutenant of the Elk sloop, Capts. R. M‘Donnell and Jas. Rich. Dacres. His official promotion taking place on 5 Oct. in the same year, he shortly afterwards joined, in the capacity of Lieutenant, the Penguin, Capt. Henry Gage Morris, also stationed in the West Indies, where, in June, 1806, and May, 1807, he became attached to the Wolfe, Capt. Hall, and Veteran, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Jas. Rich. Dacres. His next appointments were, on the Home, Baltic, Cape of Good Hope, Mediterranean, and Irish stations – 30 Sept. 1809, to the Solebay 32, Capt. Edw. Henry Columbine – 8 March, 1809, to the Bellerophon 74, bearing the flag of Lord Gardner – 8 Sept. 1810, and 17 June, 1813, to the President 38, and Blenheim 74, both commanded by Capt. Sam. Warren, under whom, in the former ship, he assisted at the reduction of Java in Sept. 1811 – 15 April, 1815, after six months of half-pay, to the Royal Sovereign 100, Capt. Edw. Pelham Brenton – and, 7 June following, to the Tonnant 80, flag-ship of Sir Benj. Hallowell. He attained the rank of Commander 7 Nov. 1818; was nominated Second Captain, 17 May, 1827, of the Hussar 46, bearing the flag at Halifax of Sir Chas. Ogle; and on 17 May, 1828, was there posted into the Tyne 28. Having paid that vessel off in June, 1830, he subsequently joined – 2 May, 1832, for a period of four months, the Castor 36, lying at Chatham – 15 Feb. 1837, the Cornwallis 72, as Flag-Captain to Hon. Sir Chas. Paget, on the North America and West India station, whence he returned in the spring of 1839 – and, 7 Nov. 1845, to the St. Vincent 120, flag-ship at Portsmouth of Sir Chas. Ogle. He resigned the latter appointment in 1846; and is now on half-pay.
Sir Rich. Grant, who had been Knighted on the presentation of a civic address in 1820, married, 29 July, 1846, Lydia, widow of Jas. Lambert, Esq., of Fowlers, Hawkhurst, Kent. Agent – J. Hinxman.