[2] As a political activist, he was the founder, financer and the first president of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) in August 1947.

[6] He visited Britain in 1905 and by the time the First World War broke out in 1914, he had built up business contacts with leading timber companies in Europe and the United States.

He opened his own offices in London, Liverpool and Hamburg between 1920 and 1922, and in the Gold Coast he expanded operations to Dunkwa, Sekondi and Akim Abuakwa.

Grant was also a member of the Aborigines' Rights Protection Society and was instrumental in many developmental projects,[1] including introducing street lighting and pipe-borne water to Sekondi and Axim.

Some 40 people, including lawyers R. A. Awoonor-Williams, Edward Akufo-Addo, and Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey, met in Saltpond and the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was founded on 4 August 1947, with the goal of achieving self-government.

[7] Nkrumah later split from the UGCC to form the Convention People’s Party (CPP), and Grant eventually concentrated more on his businesses than politics.