Granville was born in
Egypt, educated at
Bloxham School and received his medical training at
St Bartholomew's Hospital. He initially worked as a physician and house-surgeon at the West London Hospital in Maida Vale. He served in the
South African War as a medical officer in the
British Army. He subsequently joined the colonial Egyptian Government Service, where he would hold several important posts. Granville worked as inspector of the Public Health Department, director at the Ministry of Interior and Director-General of the
Alexandria Municipality. Granville became head of the
Red Cross in Egypt. In 1916 he was made a
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. In early 1919 Granville represented Egypt at the negotiations for the
Treaty of Versailles. On 19 August 1919 he became the first president of the Labor Conciliation Board, an organisation established by
Fuad I of Egypt to avert the risk of strike action in Egypt. He was President of the Quarantine Board of Egypt and in 1920 he was invested as a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In 1922 he was made a
Pasha by Fuad I in recognition of his work on the Board. He was a Knight of the
Venerable Order of Saint John. Granville died in London at age 55, after a long illness. ==References==