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

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Biography

Grover was born in

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to James and Christine Grover. His father was the village police chief. He graduated from

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in 1941. In 1943, he married Mary Fullerton, and they had four children. From 1943 to 1945, he served in the

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in the

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. He graduated from

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in 1949, and practiced law in Babylon. He was a member of the

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

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to the 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd and

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es, 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.

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