James R. Grover Jr. Explained

James R. Grover Jr.
State1:New York
District1:2nd
Term1:January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1975
Preceded1:Steven B. Derounian
Succeeded1:Thomas J. Downey
State Assembly2:New York
District2:3rd
Term Start2:January 1, 1957
Term End2:December 31, 1962
Preceded2:John R. Britting
Succeeded2:John G. McCarthy
Birth Date:March 5, 1919
Birth Place:Babylon, New York
Death Place:Babylon, New York
Profession:Attorney
Party:Republican

James Russell Grover Jr. (March 5, 1919 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Biography

Grover was born in Babylon, New York to James and Christine Grover. His father was the village police chief. He graduated from Hofstra University in 1941. In 1943, he married Mary Fullerton, and they had four children. From 1943 to 1945, he served in the United States Army Air Forces in the China Burma India Theater of World War II. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1949, and practiced law in Babylon.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Suffolk Co., 3rd D.) from 1957 to 1962, sitting in the 171st, 172nd and 173rd New York State Legislatures.

He was elected as a Republican to the 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd and 93rd United States Congresses, holding office from January 3, 1963, to January 3, 1975. He was defeated for re-election by Thomas J. Downey in November 1974.

Grover died on October 14, 2012.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: James R. Grover Jr., Ex-Congressman From Long Island, Dies at 93 . The New York Times . October 19, 2012 . October 19, 2012.