Madison Grant

Madison Grant
Madison Grant in the early 1920s
Born	(1865-11-19)November 19, 1865 New York, New York, U.S.
Died	May 30, 1937(1937-05-30) (aged 71) New York, New York, U.S.
Cause of death	Nephritis
Resting place	Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, New York
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia University Yale University
Occupation	Lawyer
Known for	Eugenics, Scientific racism, The Passing of the Great Race
Home town	New York City
Parent(s)	Gabriel Grant Caroline Manice

Madison Grant (November 19, 1865 – May 30, 1937) was an American lawyer known primarily for his work as a eugenicist and conservationist. As a eugenicist, Grant was responsible for one of the most famous works of scientific racism, and played an active role in crafting strong immigration restriction and anti-miscegenation laws in the United States.

As a conservationist, Grant is credited with the saving of many different species of animals, founding many different environmental and philanthropic organizations and developing much of the discipline of wildlife management.

Grant was born in New York City, New York, the son of Gabriel Grant, a well-known physician and American Civil War surgeon, and Caroline Manice. Madison Grant's mother was a descendant of Jessé de Forest, the Walloon Huguenot who in 1623 recruited the first band of colonists to settle in New Netherland. On his father's side, Madison Grant's first American ancestor was Richard Treat, dean of Pitminster Church in England, who in 1630 was one of the first Puritan settlers of New England. Grant's forebears through Treat's line include Robert Treat (a colonial governor of New Jersey), Robert Treat Paine (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), Charles Grant (Madison Grant's grandfather who served as an officer in the War of 1812) and Gabriel Grant (father of Madison), a prominent physician and the health commissioner of Newark. Dr. Gabriel Grant was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as surgeon with the Second New Jersey volunteers in the Civil War. During the Battle of Fair Oaks, he moved the wounded to safety while under heavy fire. Grant was a lifelong resident of New York City.