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James Benton Grant

James Benton Grant
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3rd Governor of the State 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

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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