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	'''Arthur James Grant''' (21 June 1862 – 24 May 1948) was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] where he was the [[Parry Gold Medal]] winner in 1878. He was a historian.<ref name="WhoWasWho">GRANT, Arthur James, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Who_(UK)#Who_Was_Who Who Was Who]</ref>		'''Arthur James Grant''' (21 June 1862 – 24 May 1948) was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] (1875-1880) where he was the [[Parry Gold Medal]] winner in 1878. He was a historian.<ref name="WhoWasWho">GRANT, Arthur James, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Who_(UK)#Who_Was_Who Who Was Who]</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==

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	'''Arthur James Grant''' (21 June 1862 – 24 May 1948) was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] where he was the [[Parry Gold Medal]] winner in 1878. He was a historian.<ref name="WhoWasWho">'GRANT, Arthur James', ''[~~[Wikipedia~~:Who Was Who\|]]''</ref>		'''Arthur James Grant''' (21 June 1862 – 24 May 1948) was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] where he was the [[Parry Gold Medal]] winner in 1878. He was a historian.<ref name="WhoWasWho">GRANT, Arthur James, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Who_(UK)#Who_Was_Who Who Was Who]</ref>

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	==Academic career==		==Academic career==
	In 1896, Grant was appointed [[Wikipedia:Professor\|Professor]] of [[Wikipedia:History\|History]] and English (later narrowed to History alone) at the Yorkshire College, [[Wikipedia:Leeds\|Leeds]] (which became the [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds\|University of Leeds]] in 1904), where he succeeded Cyril Ransome.<ref name=":0" /> Upon his retirement from Leeds in 1927 a [[Wikipedia:drypoint\|drypoint]] portrait was executed by the artist [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Osborne\|Malcolm Osborne]].<ref name="National Portrait Gallery">[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156355/Arthur-James-Grant Arthur James Grant] - portrait by Malcolm Osborne - National Portrait Gallery</ref> He proceeded in that year to a chair at the [[Wikipedia:University of New Zealand\|University of New Zealand]].<ref name=":0" /> From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of [[Wikipedia:Modern ~~HistoryA~~]] at the [[Wikipedia:Cairo University\|University of Egypt, Cairo]].<ref name="Venn"/> This period was followed, in the words of one obiturist, by 'quiet years in London, filled with fruitful literary activity'. Grant left London during the Second World War, eventually returning to Leeds.<ref name=":0" />		In 1896, Grant was appointed [[Wikipedia:Professor\|Professor]] of [[Wikipedia:History\|History]] and English (later narrowed to History alone) at the Yorkshire College, [[Wikipedia:Leeds\|Leeds]] (which became the [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds\|University of Leeds]] in 1904), where he succeeded Cyril Ransome.<ref name=":0" /> Upon his retirement from Leeds in 1927 a [[Wikipedia:drypoint\|drypoint]] portrait was executed by the artist [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Osborne\|Malcolm Osborne]].<ref name="National Portrait Gallery">[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156355/Arthur-James-Grant Arthur James Grant] - portrait by Malcolm Osborne - National Portrait Gallery</ref> He proceeded in that year to a chair at the [[Wikipedia:University of New Zealand\|University of New Zealand]].<ref name=":0" /> From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of [[Wikipedia:Modern History\|Modern History]] at the [[Wikipedia:Cairo University\|University of Egypt, Cairo]].<ref name="Venn"/> This period was followed, in the words of one obiturist, by 'quiet years in London, filled with fruitful literary activity'. Grant left London during the Second World War, eventually returning to Leeds.<ref name=":0" />

	==Marriage==		==Marriage==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F35397 "Archival material relating to Arthur James Grant"]. [[Wikipedia:The National Archives (United_Kingdom)\|UK National Archives[].		*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F35397 "Archival material relating to Arthur James Grant"]. [[Wikipedia:The National Archives (United_Kingdom)\|UK National Archives[]].
	* [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28%28subject%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20James%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20J%2E%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Grant%2C%20A%2E%20J%2E%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22A%2E%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20James%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20J%2E%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20A%2E%20J%2E%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20A%2E%20James%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20title%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20James%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20J%2E%22%29%20OR%20%28%221862-1948%22%20AND%20Grant%29%29%20AND%20%28-mediatype:software%29 Works by or about Arthur James Grant] at the [[Wikipedia:Internet Archive\|Internet Archive]]		* [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28%28subject%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20James%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20J%2E%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Grant%2C%20A%2E%20J%2E%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22A%2E%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20James%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20J%2E%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20A%2E%20J%2E%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20A%2E%20James%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20title%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20James%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20J%2E%22%29%20OR%20%28%221862-1948%22%20AND%20Grant%29%29%20AND%20%28-mediatype:software%29 Works by or about Arthur James Grant] at the [[Wikipedia:Internet Archive\|Internet Archive]]
	* [https://librivox.org/author/6580 Works by Arthur James Grant] at [[Wikipedia:LibriVox\|LibriVox]] (public domain audiobooks)		* [https://librivox.org/author/6580 Works by Arthur James Grant] at [[Wikipedia:LibriVox\|LibriVox]] (public domain audiobooks)

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	==Academic career==		==Academic career==
	In 1896, Grant was appointed [[Wikipedia:Professor\|Professor]] of [[Wikipedia:History\|History]] and English (later narrowed to History alone) at the Yorkshire College, [[Wikipedia:Leeds\|Leeds]] (which became the [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds\|University of Leeds]] in 1904), where he succeeded Cyril Ransome.<ref name=":0" /> Upon his retirement from Leeds in 1927 a [[Wikipedia:drypoint\|drypoint]] portrait was executed by the artist [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Osborne\|Malcolm Osborne]].<ref name="National Portrait Gallery">[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156355/Arthur-James-Grant Arthur James Grant]</ref> He proceeded in that year to a chair at the [[Wikipedia:University of New Zealand\|University of New Zealand]].<ref name=":0" /> From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of [[Wikipedia:Modern HistoryA]] at the [[Wikipedia:Cairo University\|University of Egypt, Cairo]].<ref name="Venn"/> This period was followed, in the words of one obiturist, by 'quiet years in London, filled with fruitful literary activity'. Grant left London during the Second World War, eventually returning to Leeds.<ref name=":0" />		In 1896, Grant was appointed [[Wikipedia:Professor\|Professor]] of [[Wikipedia:History\|History]] and English (later narrowed to History alone) at the Yorkshire College, [[Wikipedia:Leeds\|Leeds]] (which became the [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds\|University of Leeds]] in 1904), where he succeeded Cyril Ransome.<ref name=":0" /> Upon his retirement from Leeds in 1927 a [[Wikipedia:drypoint\|drypoint]] portrait was executed by the artist [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Osborne\|Malcolm Osborne]].<ref name="National Portrait Gallery">[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156355/Arthur-James-Grant Arthur James Grant] - portrait by Malcolm Osborne - National Portrait Gallery</ref> He proceeded in that year to a chair at the [[Wikipedia:University of New Zealand\|University of New Zealand]].<ref name=":0" /> From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of [[Wikipedia:Modern HistoryA]] at the [[Wikipedia:Cairo University\|University of Egypt, Cairo]].<ref name="Venn"/> This period was followed, in the words of one obiturist, by 'quiet years in London, filled with fruitful literary activity'. Grant left London during the Second World War, eventually returning to Leeds.<ref name=":0" />

	==Marriage==		==Marriage==

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	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Born in [[Wikipedia:Farlesthorpe\|Farlesthorpe]], [[Wikipedia:Lincolnshire\|Lincolnshire]], Grant was the son of Samuel Grant. He was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] and [[Wikipedia:King's College, Cambridge\|King's College, Cambridge]] where he graduated [[Wikipedia:Bachelor of Arts\|BA]] in [[Wikipedia:Classics\|Classics]] in 1884,<ref name="Venn">~~{{acad\|id~~=GRNT880AJ~~\|name~~=Grant, Arthur James}}</ref> with a first class in both parts of the tripos and a distinction in Ancient History.<ref name=":0">A. H. Dainton, 'A. J. Grant, 1862-1948', ''University of Leeds Review'', 1 (1948-49), 136-40.</ref> He became a University Extension lecturer.<ref name=":0" />}		Born in [[Wikipedia:Farlesthorpe\|Farlesthorpe]], [[Wikipedia:Lincolnshire\|Lincolnshire]], Grant was the son of Samuel Grant. He was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] and [[Wikipedia:King's College, Cambridge\|King's College, Cambridge]] where he graduated [[Wikipedia:Bachelor of Arts\|BA]] in [[Wikipedia:Classics\|Classics]] in 1884,<ref name="Venn">[http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=GRNT880AJ&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50 Grant, Arthur James]</ref> with a first class in both parts of the tripos and a distinction in Ancient History.<ref name=":0">A. H. Dainton, 'A. J. Grant, 1862-1948', ''University of Leeds Review'', 1 (1948-49), 136-40.</ref> He became a University Extension lecturer.<ref name=":0" />}

	==Academic career==		==Academic career==
	In 1896, Grant was appointed [[Wikipedia:Professor\|Professor]] of [[Wikipedia:History\|History]] and English (later narrowed to History alone) at the Yorkshire College, [[Wikipedia:Leeds\|Leeds]] (which became the [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds\|University of Leeds]] in 1904), where he succeeded Cyril Ransome.<ref name=":0" /> Upon his retirement from Leeds in 1927 a [[Wikipedia:drypoint\|drypoint]] portrait was executed by the artist [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Osborne\|Malcolm Osborne]].<ref name="National Portrait Gallery">~~{{cite web \|url=~~https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156355/Arthur-James-Grant ~~\|title=~~Arthur James Grant ~~\|accessdate=5 February 2025}}~~</ref> He proceeded in that year to a chair at the [[Wikipedia:University of New Zealand\|University of New Zealand]].<ref name=":0" /> From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of [[Wikipedia:Modern HistoryA]] at the [[Wikipedia:Cairo University\|University of Egypt, Cairo]].<ref name="Venn"/> This period was followed, in the words of one obiturist, by 'quiet years in London, filled with fruitful literary activity'. Grant left London during the Second World War, eventually returning to Leeds.<ref name=":0" />		In 1896, Grant was appointed [[Wikipedia:Professor\|Professor]] of [[Wikipedia:History\|History]] and English (later narrowed to History alone) at the Yorkshire College, [[Wikipedia:Leeds\|Leeds]] (which became the [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds\|University of Leeds]] in 1904), where he succeeded Cyril Ransome.<ref name=":0" /> Upon his retirement from Leeds in 1927 a [[Wikipedia:drypoint\|drypoint]] portrait was executed by the artist [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Osborne\|Malcolm Osborne]].<ref name="National Portrait Gallery">[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156355/Arthur-James-Grant Arthur James Grant]</ref> He proceeded in that year to a chair at the [[Wikipedia:University of New Zealand\|University of New Zealand]].<ref name=":0" /> From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of [[Wikipedia:Modern HistoryA]] at the [[Wikipedia:Cairo University\|University of Egypt, Cairo]].<ref name="Venn"/> This period was followed, in the words of one obiturist, by 'quiet years in London, filled with fruitful literary activity'. Grant left London during the Second World War, eventually returning to Leeds.<ref name=":0" />

	==Marriage==		==Marriage==

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	'''Arthur James Grant''' (21 June 1862 – 24 May 1948) was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] where he was the [[Parry Gold Medal]] winner in 1878. He was a historian.<ref name="WhoWasWho">'GRANT, Arthur James', ''[[Who Was Who]]''</ref>		'''Arthur James Grant''' (21 June 1862 – 24 May 1948) was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] where he was the [[Parry Gold Medal]] winner in 1878. He was a historian.<ref name="WhoWasWho">'GRANT, Arthur James', ''[[Wikipedia:Who Was Who\|]]''</ref>

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==
	Born in [[Wikipedia:Farlesthorpe\|Farlesthorpe]], [[Wikipedia:Lincolnshire\|Lincolnshire]], Grant was the son of Samuel Grant. He was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] and [[Wikipedia:King's College, Cambridge\|King's College, Cambridge]] where he graduated [[Wikipedia:Bachelor of Arts\|BA]] in [[Wikipedia:Classics\|Classics]] in 1884,<ref name="Venn">{{acad\|id=GRNT880AJ\|name=Grant, Arthur James}}</ref> with a first class in both parts of the tripos and a distinction in Ancient History.<ref name=":0">A. H. Dainton, 'A. J. Grant, 1862-1948', ''University of Leeds Review'', 1 (1948-49), 136-40.</ref>~~{{rp\|136}}~~ He became a University Extension lecturer.<ref name=":0" />~~{{rp\|136}~~}		Born in [[Wikipedia:Farlesthorpe\|Farlesthorpe]], [[Wikipedia:Lincolnshire\|Lincolnshire]], Grant was the son of Samuel Grant. He was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] and [[Wikipedia:King's College, Cambridge\|King's College, Cambridge]] where he graduated [[Wikipedia:Bachelor of Arts\|BA]] in [[Wikipedia:Classics\|Classics]] in 1884,<ref name="Venn">{{acad\|id=GRNT880AJ\|name=Grant, Arthur James}}</ref> with a first class in both parts of the tripos and a distinction in Ancient History.<ref name=":0">A. H. Dainton, 'A. J. Grant, 1862-1948', ''University of Leeds Review'', 1 (1948-49), 136-40.</ref> He became a University Extension lecturer.<ref name=":0" />}

	==Academic career==		==Academic career==
	In 1896, Grant was appointed [[Wikipedia:Professor\|Professor]] of [[Wikipedia:History\|History]] and English (later narrowed to History alone) at the Yorkshire College, [[Wikipedia:Leeds\|Leeds]] (which became the [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds\|University of Leeds]] in 1904), where he succeeded Cyril Ransome.<ref name=":0" />~~{{rp\|137}}~~ Upon his retirement from Leeds in 1927 a [[Wikipedia:drypoint\|drypoint]] portrait was executed by the artist [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Osborne\|Malcolm Osborne]].<ref name="National Portrait Gallery">{{cite web \|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156355/Arthur-James-Grant \|title=Arthur James Grant \|accessdate=5 February 2025}}</ref> He proceeded in that year to a chair at the [[Wikipedia:University of New Zealand\|University of New Zealand]].<ref name=":0" />~~{{rp\|137}}~~ From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of [[Wikipedia:Modern HistoryA]] at the [[Wikipedia:Cairo University\|University of Egypt, Cairo]].<ref name="Venn"/> This period was followed, in the words of one obiturist, by 'quiet years in London, filled with fruitful literary activity'. Grant left London during the Second World War, eventually returning to Leeds.<ref name=":0" />~~{{rp\|138}}~~		In 1896, Grant was appointed [[Wikipedia:Professor\|Professor]] of [[Wikipedia:History\|History]] and English (later narrowed to History alone) at the Yorkshire College, [[Wikipedia:Leeds\|Leeds]] (which became the [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds\|University of Leeds]] in 1904), where he succeeded Cyril Ransome.<ref name=":0" /> Upon his retirement from Leeds in 1927 a [[Wikipedia:drypoint\|drypoint]] portrait was executed by the artist [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Osborne\|Malcolm Osborne]].<ref name="National Portrait Gallery">{{cite web \|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156355/Arthur-James-Grant \|title=Arthur James Grant \|accessdate=5 February 2025}}</ref> He proceeded in that year to a chair at the [[Wikipedia:University of New Zealand\|University of New Zealand]].<ref name=":0" /> From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of [[Wikipedia:Modern HistoryA]] at the [[Wikipedia:Cairo University\|University of Egypt, Cairo]].<ref name="Venn"/> This period was followed, in the words of one obiturist, by 'quiet years in London, filled with fruitful literary activity'. Grant left London during the Second World War, eventually returning to Leeds.<ref name=":0" />

	==Marriage==		==Marriage==

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	'''Arthur James Grant''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]].		'''Arthur James Grant''' (21 June 1862 – 24 May 1948) was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] where he was the [[Parry Gold Medal]] winner in 1878. He was a historian.<ref name="WhoWasWho">'GRANT, Arthur James', ''[[Who Was Who]]''</ref>

			==Early life and education==
			Born in [[Wikipedia:Farlesthorpe\|Farlesthorpe]], [[Wikipedia:Lincolnshire\|Lincolnshire]], Grant was the son of Samuel Grant. He was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]] and [[Wikipedia:King's College, Cambridge\|King's College, Cambridge]] where he graduated [[Wikipedia:Bachelor of Arts\|BA]] in [[Wikipedia:Classics\|Classics]] in 1884,<ref name="Venn">{{acad\|id=GRNT880AJ\|name=Grant, Arthur James}}</ref> with a first class in both parts of the tripos and a distinction in Ancient History.<ref name=":0">A. H. Dainton, 'A. J. Grant, 1862-1948', ''University of Leeds Review'', 1 (1948-49), 136-40.</ref>{{rp\|136}} He became a University Extension lecturer.<ref name=":0" />{{rp\|136}}

			==Academic career==
			In 1896, Grant was appointed [[Wikipedia:Professor\|Professor]] of [[Wikipedia:History\|History]] and English (later narrowed to History alone) at the Yorkshire College, [[Wikipedia:Leeds\|Leeds]] (which became the [[Wikipedia:University of Leeds\|University of Leeds]] in 1904), where he succeeded Cyril Ransome.<ref name=":0" />{{rp\|137}} Upon his retirement from Leeds in 1927 a [[Wikipedia:drypoint\|drypoint]] portrait was executed by the artist [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Osborne\|Malcolm Osborne]].<ref name="National Portrait Gallery">{{cite web \|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw156355/Arthur-James-Grant \|title=Arthur James Grant \|accessdate=5 February 2025}}</ref> He proceeded in that year to a chair at the [[Wikipedia:University of New Zealand\|University of New Zealand]].<ref name=":0" />{{rp\|137}} From 1930 to 1932 he was Professor of [[Wikipedia:Modern HistoryA]] at the [[Wikipedia:Cairo University\|University of Egypt, Cairo]].<ref name="Venn"/> This period was followed, in the words of one obiturist, by 'quiet years in London, filled with fruitful literary activity'. Grant left London during the Second World War, eventually returning to Leeds.<ref name=":0" />{{rp\|138}}

			==Marriage==
			In 1901 Grant married Edith Radford (1863–1929).<ref name="WhoWasWho"/>

			==Death==
			Grant died in [[Wikipedia:Headingley\|Headingley]] on 24 May 1948, aged 85. His ashes are buried with those of his wife at [[Wikipedia:St Chad's Church, Far Headingley\|St Chad's Church]], [[Wikipedia:Far Headingley\|Far Headingley]], Leeds.

			==Works==
			[[File:Prof. Aurthur James Grant Grave.jpg\|thumb\|right\|140px\|Grave of Grant and his wife<br>in St Chad's, Far Headingley, Leeds]]
			* ''Greece in the Age of Pericles'', 1893
			* ''The French Monarchy (1483-1789)'', 1900
			* ''English Historians'', 1906
			* (with [[Wikipedia:H. V. Temperley\|H. V. Temperley]]) ''Europe in the Nineteenth Century'', 1927
			* ''A History of Europe from 1494 to 1610'', 1931
			* ''The Huguenots'', 1935

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			==Further reading==
			* A. J. Taylor, 'History at Leeds 1877–1974: The Evolution of a Discipline', ''Northern History'', 10 (1975), 141–64.

	==External links==		==External links==
			*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F35397 "Archival material relating to Arthur James Grant"]. [[Wikipedia:The National Archives (United_Kingdom)\|UK National Archives[].
			* [https://archive.org/search.php?query=%28%28subject%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20James%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20J%2E%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Grant%2C%20A%2E%20J%2E%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20subject%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22A%2E%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20James%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20J%2E%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20A%2E%20J%2E%22%20OR%20creator%3A%22Grant%2C%20A%2E%20James%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20title%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20title%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Arthur%20James%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Arthur%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22A%2E%20J%2E%20Grant%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20James%22%20OR%20description%3A%22Grant%2C%20Arthur%20J%2E%22%29%20OR%20%28%221862-1948%22%20AND%20Grant%29%29%20AND%20%28-mediatype:software%29 Works by or about Arthur James Grant] at the [[Wikipedia:Internet Archive\|Internet Archive]]
			* [https://librivox.org/author/6580 Works by Arthur James Grant] at [[Wikipedia:LibriVox\|LibriVox]] (public domain audiobooks)
	*[[Wikipedia:Arthur James Grant\|Arthur James Grant]] - Wikipedia		*[[Wikipedia:Arthur James Grant\|Arthur James Grant]] - Wikipedia

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	*[[:~~Presidents of~~ The Old Bostonian ~~Association~~]]		*[[:The Old Bostonian]]

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