# Sir Patrick Grant - Governor of Malta

URL: https://allhistories.com/malta/rulers/patrick-grant
Term of office: 1867–1872
Born-Died: 11 September 1804 - 28 March 1895
Dynasty: Governor of Malta
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Grant_(Indian_Army_officer)

A veteran of the Anglo-Sikh wars and acting Commander-in-Chief in India during the 1857 rebellion, Grant governed Malta as its value as a coaling and naval station rose with the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Sir Henry Storks](https://allhistories.com/malta/rulers/henry-storks)
- Next in list: [Sir Charles van Straubenzee](https://allhistories.com/malta/rulers/charles-van-straubenzee)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1869 - [Suez Canal Transforms Malta](https://allhistories.com/malta/timeline/1869-suez-canal-transforms-malta)