Henry Cushing Grover (April 1, 1927 – November 28, 2005), usually known as Hank Grover, was an American politician from the U.S. state of
Texas best known for his relatively narrow defeat in
1972
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. If elected, Grover would have been the first Republican and Catholic governor.
He died on November 28, 2005, aged 78.
Early life
Grover was born on April 1, 1927, in
Corpus Christi.
He attended
St. Thomas High School in
Houston.
Grover received his
bachelor's degree from
Saint Thomas University and his master's degree from the
University of Houston.
He was a high school history teacher at
Lamar High School when he was elected to the
Texas House of Representatives in 1960.
Electoral history
See also
*
List of American politicians who switched parties in office
References
External links
Grover's eulogyintroduced into the
Congressional Record
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by
Ralph Hall
*http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=9223
*http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/mqs01
*https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe
*http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/95/12/06/lbj.html
*http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/aol-metropolitan/96/01/18/notebook.html
Sources
*''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections''
*http://www.legacy.com/NYTIMES/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=16149533
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