Margaret Macpherson Grant was a Scottish heiress and philanthropist. She was born in Aberlour, Moray, to a local surgeon. Her uncle, Alexander Grant, was a planter and merchant in Jamaica. He died in 1854, and she inherited the bulk of his wealth.
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Margaret Macpherson Grant was a Scottish heiress and philanthropist. She was born in Aberlour, Moray, to a local surgeon. Her uncle, Alexander Grant, was a planter and merchant in Jamaica. He died in 1854, and she inherited the bulk of his wealth. She lived unconventionally for a woman of her time, dressing in a manner one newspaper called ‘manly’ She died intestate five months after her disinherited former companion sued, and the court determined that the bulk. of her fortune should go to cousins, who were probably unknown to her. She made several wills over the course of her life that would have left her estate to Charlotte Temple, but, shortly after Temple left her to marry a man, she revoked her will. She donated generously to charitable enterprises, especially those associated with the Scottish Episcopal Church, establishing an orphanage and founding St Margaret’s Episcopal Church in AberLour. She died in London in 1864, and was buried in St Margaret’s Episcopal Church on the banks of the River Orange. She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Grant Grant, and her son Alexander Grant Grant. For more information, visit: www.gofundme.com/maggaret-macpherson-grant-1864-1854-01-01. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details.
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