Peregrine Maitland Grover (October 17, 1818 – May 28, 1885) was an

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farmer, businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874. He was born in

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in 1818, the son of John Grover and Mary Mirriam, both descended from

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s, and was educated at

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. He moved to

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, 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.''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1869)
/ref> 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

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. He died in Norwood in 1885.''Norwood Then & Now''
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References

1818 births 1885 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub