John Gaston Grant (January 1, 1858 – June 21, 1923) was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

John Gaston Grant was born January 1, 1858, in a log cabin in Edneyville Township, Henderson County, North Carolina.

[1] He was the fifth child of William Colin and Sarah Elizabeth (Freeman) Grant, of Henderson County, North Carolina.

He was called "Cornbread John" by local Democratic-leaning newspaper, The French Broad Hustler.

He married Zsa Zura Edney on March 30, 1876, in Henderson County, North Carolina.