Charles William Grant (25 April 1878 – 14 December 1943) was an Australian businessman and politician. He was a Senator for Tasmania from 1932 to 1941, representing the United Australia Party (UAP), and also briefly filled a casual vacancy in 1925 for the Nationalist Party.
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Early life
Grant was born on 25 April 1878 in Hobart, Tasmania. He was one of four children born to Jane (née Nicholls) and Charles Henry Grant. His English-born father was a railway engineer and company director who was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council in 1892.
Grant was educated at The Hutchins School in Hobart. After leaving school he worked on sheep stations on the Australian mainland for several years before returning to Tasmania in 1901. His father died in the same year leaving an estate of £48,000 (equivalent to $8,000,000 in 2022). Grant held business interests across a range of industries, including a partnership in the Murdoch Bros produce firm. He served as chairman of the Cascade Brewery Company, the Hobart Gas Company, and motor vehicle firm Heathorn and Company, and also served on the board of directors of Davies Brothers Ltd, the parent company of The Mercury.