Peregrine Maitland Grover Explained

Peregrine Maitland Grover (October 17, 1818  - May 28, 1885) was an Ontario farmer, businessman and political figure. He represented Peterborough East in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874.

He was born in Grafton, Upper Canada in 1818, the son of John Grover and Mary Mirriam,[1] both descended from United Empire Loyalists, and was educated at Upper Canada College. He moved to Peterborough, opened a general store there and, in partnership with James Foley, set up a lumber yard. In 1846, he married Harriet Maria Keeler, the daughter of Joseph Abbott Keeler, who founded Colborne, Ontario.[2] In 1852, he moved to Norwood. Grover served as reeve of Asphodel Township and warden of Peterborough County. He was also a director of the Canada West Farmers Mutual and Stock Insurance Company. In 1863, Grover ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada.[1] He died in Norwood in 1885.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.
  2. http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32944 The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1869)
  3. http://www.ourroots.ca/f/toc.aspx?id=6036 Norwood Then & Now