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. ==References==