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Sandy Grant | |
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| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Hastings East | |
| In office December 11, 1911 –September 23, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Amos Augustus Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Henry Ketcheson Denyes |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative |
Sandy Grant was a Canadian politician from Ontario. He represented Hastings East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1919. [1]
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