David McDowall Grant (20 July 1761 – 27 June 1841),[1] of Arndilly, Banff and Barr House, Lochwinnoch, was a Scottish naval officer, collector of customs and, briefly, Member of Parliament.
[2] He was the 5th surviving son of William McDowall, Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire from 1768 to 1774, and Elizabeth Graham.
[2] His eldest brother, William McDowall, was also a Member of Parliament for Renfrewshire, Ayrshire and the Glasgow Burghs,[2] and another elder brother, Hay MacDowall was a Lieutenant General and General Officer Commanding, Ceylon .
[2] In 1782 he took part under Admiral Rodney in the defeat of the French fleet at the Battle of the Saintes near St Lucia in the West Indies.
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