Lewis Grant
Lewis Grant (1845-1916) of Douglas and Grant
1916 Obituary [1]
LEWIS GRANT was born at Cavers, Roxburghshire, on 24th July 1845.
From 1853-60 he was educated at the Southern Academy, Edinburgh, and then spent five years as apprentice in the works of Messrs. Morton and Co., Leith, continuing his studies meanwhile at the Andersonian College, Glasgow.
On the expiration of his apprenticeship he acted for some time as foreman pattern-maker and then as chief draughtsman to the same firm.
Leaving to gain more experience, he acted for short periods as journeyman engineer and pattern-maker in Glasgow and Liverpool.
In 1866 he was appointed chief draughtsman to Mr. Robert Douglas, Dunnikier Foundry, Kirkcaldy; in 1869 be became Manager of the works, and in 1872 was taken into partnership, the firm being known henceforward as Douglas and Grant.
On the death of Mr. Douglas in 1892, he remained sole partner, and at the time of his own decease was still senior partner of the firm.
Messrs. Douglas and Grant became noted for the production of Corliss engines, and several trip-gears were brought out by Mr. Grant; the firm was also well known for its rice mills, and constructed some of the most important mining machinery in Fife.
A journey to India, China, and Japan undertaken by Mr. Grant did much to develop the work of the firm.
His decease took place at Kirkcaldy on 10th January 1916 at the age of seventy.
He was elected a Member of this Institution in 1900.