William Lawson Grant (1872-1935) was a Canadian educationist and author. He was professor at Queen’s University, and principal of Upper Canada College for eighteen years. He was the eldest son of George Monro Grant (1835-1902), first principal of Queen’s University to be born in Canada. His works include: Principal Grant (also titled: George Monro Grant) (with F. Hamilton) (1904), The Growth of the Empire During the Seven Years War (1907), The Colonial Policy of Chatham (1911), A Puritan at the Court of Louis XIV (1913), The Tribune of Nova Scotia: A Chronicle of Joseph Howe (1915), Our Just Cause (1920), In Memoriam: William George McIntyre (1920) and Ontario High School History of Canada (1927).