John Grant
From Moriston Matters, Issue 7, June 1978.
With regret we report the death April 22nd, of Mr. John Augustus Grant. Mr. John, as he was affectionately known, was the third son of Admiral Sir Heathcoat Grant. He worked in London until 1924, and then abroad until 1951 when he came home to the Glen where he carried out the duties of factor of Glenmoriston Estates for about twenty years. That period saw many interesting changes in the life of the community, among the most notable being the coming of the Hydro-Electricity Scheme and attendant benefit of electricity in our houses; the building of the first Council houses in Invermoriston and with the them the introduction of a piped water supply for most of the village; and the opening out of tourist facilities in the Glen and the building of the first holiday chalets. In all these developments, as in everything to do with the welfare of the Glen and its people, Mr. John was keenly interested. After he went to live in Drumnadrochit he still paid frequent visits, end his ability to ask by name for absent members of the various families was remarkable. Many people have said how much they enjoyed his recent article in Moriston Matters, and water-colour painting was another hobby of his retirement days. To Mrs. Grant and Ian and Peter and the other members of his family we offer sincere sympathy.