Initially, he became superintendent over its trade in Bengal. Then, in 1787, having first acquired a personal fortune through silk manufacturing in Malda, Lord Cornwallis the Governor-General appointed Grant as a member of the East India Company's board of trade.
Initially, he took charge of its commerce in Bengal. Subsequently, in 1787, after initially accumulating a personal fortune through silk production in Malda, Lord Cornwallis the Governor-General appointed Grant as a member of the East India Company's board of trade.