William Lowther Grant

Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant KCB (1864 – 30 January 1929) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station.

Naval career
Grant joined the Royal Navy in 1877. He served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882 and then in the Second Boer War in 1899.

He was appointed Naval Advisor to the Army Council in 1902 and Assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence in 1908, before becoming Rear Admiral providing special service with the Home Fleet in 1910. He served in World War I initially commanding the 6th Cruiser Squadron with cruiser HMS Drake as his flagship. He was made Commander-in-Chief, China Station in 1916 and Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station in 1918. He retired in 1920.

In retirement he sought to justify Admiral Lord Jellicoe's actions at the Battle of Jutland in the face of German criticism.

Family
In 1892 he married Mabel Emily Brodrick.