[grant, grahnt] 
| 1. | Cary (Archibald Leach ), 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England. |
| 2. | He⋅ber Jed⋅e⋅di⋅ah [hee-ber jed-i-dahy-uh] , 1856–1945, U.S. president of the Mormon Church 1918–45. |
| 3. | Ulysses S(impson) 1822–85, 18th president of the U.S. 1869–77: Union general in the Civil War. |
| 4. | a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “large, great.” |
| Grant, Ulysses Simpson Originally Hiram Ulysses Grant. 1822-1885. The 18th President of the United States (1869-1877) and a Civil War general. After his victorious Vicksburg campaign (1862-1863), he was made commander in chief of the Union Army (1864) and accepted the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox (1865). Grant's two-term presidency was marred by widespread graft and corruption. |