Kenneth J. Grant
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Rev. Kenneth J. Grant was a Canadian
Presbyterian missionary who was one of the founding fathers of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
. He also founded Naparima College
in 1894, the first secondary school
on the island. Grant Memorial Presbyterian School in San Fernando
is named in his memory. Dr. Grant also helped found Hillview College
, in his honour one of the school's four houses is named after him, Grant House, with its colour being blue. a picture of him can be found hanging in the Administration building.
Grant's son, Thomas, was a prominent businessman in Trinidad and Tobago and founded T. Geddes Grant Ltd. His grandsons Fred, and Sir Lindsay ran the company, and Jackie
and Rolph
captained the West Indies cricket team
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Presbyterian missionary who was one of the founding fathers of the Presbyterian Church of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. He also founded Naparima College
Naparima College
Naparima College is a secondary school for teenaged males in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in San Fernando, the school was founded in 1894, but did not receive official recognition until 1900. The was established by Dr. Kenneth J. Grant, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary working among the Indian...
in 1894, the first secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
on the island. Grant Memorial Presbyterian School in San Fernando
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
The City of San Fernando with a population of 55,419 according to the 2000 census, is the larger of Trinidad and Tobago's two cities and the second largest municipality after Chaguanas. It occupies 18 km² and is located in the southwestern part of the island of Trinidad...
is named in his memory. Dr. Grant also helped found Hillview College
Hillview College
Hillview CollegePrincipalMr.Leslie MahaseSchool typePublicMottoHumani Nihil AlienumReligious affiliationPresbyterianFounded1955LocationTunapuna, Trinidad and TobagoEnrollment800Faculty42Campus surroundings...
, in his honour one of the school's four houses is named after him, Grant House, with its colour being blue. a picture of him can be found hanging in the Administration building.
Grant's son, Thomas, was a prominent businessman in Trinidad and Tobago and founded T. Geddes Grant Ltd. His grandsons Fred, and Sir Lindsay ran the company, and Jackie
Jackie Grant
George Copeland Grant was a West Indian cricketer who captained the side through several series.Grant was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. He captained the West Indies' team in the 1930-31, 1933, 1934-35 series...
and Rolph
Rolph Grant
Rolph Stewart Grant was a West Indian cricketer who captained them in their 1939 tour of England.Grant was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.-References:...
captained the West Indies cricket team
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
.