Sir Alexander Grant, 1st Baronet
Sir Alexander Grant, 1st Baronet (1 October 1864 – 21 May 1937) was a Scottish businessman, biscuit manufacturer and philanthropist. He is best known for being managing director of McVitie's, developing the recipe of the McVitie's digestive biscuit, and for giving an endowment of £200,000 to help establish the National Library of Scotland.
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Sir Alexander Grant, 1st Baronet
Sir Alexander Grant, 1st Baronet (1 October 1864 – 21 May 1937) was a Scottish businessman, biscuit manufacturer and philanthropist. He is best known for being managing director of McVitie's, developing the recipe of the McVitie's digestive biscuit, and for giving an endowment of £200,000 to help establish the National Library of Scotland.
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birth date
1864-10-01
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1937-05-21
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Freedom of the City of Edinburgh
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Freeman of Forres
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Freeman of Nairn
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Honorary LL.D. University of Edinburgh
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Creator of the McVitie's digestive biscuit
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Scottish
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Businessman, biscuit manufacturer and philanthropist
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Forres, Scotland
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Elizabeth Norris
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Robert Grant, 2nd Baronet
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