Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers. "An Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties") Spokane, WA: Western Historical Publishing Co., 1905. p. 803. ALFRED HENRY GRANT postmaster of Bend, Crook county, Oregon, and the first one to fill that official position, was born in the West Indies, October 3, 1846, the son of Alfred and Katherine (Blair) Grant, both natives of England. The father of our subject was a major in the regiment commanded by the Prince of Wales, and was stationed in the West Indies where our subject was born. He was on the island of Jamaica in 1859. The mother, after the death of her husband, came to the United States, and after traveling extensively through the eastern portion of this country, located in Canada, where she died, May 28, 1864. The greater part of our subject's early youth was passed in the West Indies with his parents, and until he was thirteen years of age. He received his early education at home, his parents engaging for this purpose an accomplished tutor. At the age of thirteen he went to England where he resumed his studies which had been temporarily interrupted, and again under a private tutor. At the age of seventeen years young Grant ran away from home and enlisted in the English army with which he remained seven years. He then purchased his discharge and came to the United States. This was in 1870. Until 1874 he served in the capacity of bookkeeper for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company, located in Chicago. That Year he went to California where he worked at various employments for wages, remaining in the Golden State until 1890, when he migrated to Utah and Wyoming, still pursuing a variety of industries. During the year 1899 Mr. Grant was a deputy county clerk in the state of Wyoming. Subsequently he served on a steamer trading between this coast and China and Japan. In the course of his extensive travels our subject has visited all the continents with the exception of Africa. For a period of two years he was bookkeeper for the Baldwin Sheep & Land Company, Mr. Grant came to Bend in May, 1903, where, in company with some associates he erected a store—the first one in the place. He disposed of his interest in this enterprise and was appointed postmaster at Bend, April 16, 1904, which position he still retains and the duties of which he performs efficiently and satisfactorily. In 1900 Mr. Grant was united in marriage to Miss Bertie Hazen, a native of Shawneetown, Illinois. This union has been blessed with one child, William Hazen Grant. Fraternally our subject is a member of the I. O. O. F., the Sons of St. George and the M. W. A. Politically his affiliations are with the Republican party. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2011 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.