John Thomas Grant (December 13, 1813 – January 18, 1887)^[1] was an American railroad man. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

He was born and raised on a farm near Athens, Georgia and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1833 with a degree in Forestry. Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the

With his brother James and the unrelated Lemuel Grant he founded an engineering firm which constructed railroads in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, during which time he amassed a large fortune and enormous tracts of land. James Grant may refer to James Grant (British army officer (1720–1806 British General in Revolutionary War James Grant (navigator Lemuel Pratt Grant (1817&ndash1893 was an American engineer and businessman "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.

The calamity of the American Civil War largely destroyed his prospects. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Although, at the time of his death some 20 years later, he still possessed 60,000 acres (240 km²) in Texas.

He lies in the Grant mausoleum in Oakland Cemetery. Oakland Cemetery can refer to Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta Georgia Oakland Cemetery (Dallas Texas Oakland Cemetery

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