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Thomas Grant (1816–1870) was a Catholic bishop.Born at Ligny-les-Aires Arras France on November 25 1816 the son of Bernard Grant an Irishman who enlisted in the British army became sergeant and finally purchased a commission. His mother Ann MacGowan was also Irish by birth. In January 1829 he was sent to Ushaw College where he studied until 1836 when he went to the English College at Rome.