Henry Montague Grover

Henry Montague Grover (1791–1866) was an English lawyer, cleric and writer.

Life

Born at Watford, Hertfordshire, he was the eldest son of Harry Grover, solicitor, of Hemel Hempstead, by Sybilla, daughter of George Phillip Ehret. He was educated at St. Albans grammar school. By 1816 he had established himself in practice as a solicitor in London.[1]

Grover retired from business in 1824, and went to Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he graduated LL.B. in 1830. Having taken holy orders he was presented in 1833 to the rectory of Hitcham, Buckinghamshire. Because of disabling illness, he lived in seclusion. He died at Hitcham on 20 August 1866.[1] John William Grover was his son.[2][3]

Works

Grover's works were:[1]

Grover wrote also a political pamphlet Corn and Cattle against Cotton and Calico, articles in the Journal of Sacred Literature, and papers on the "Theory of the Sun's Orbit" and on "Tides".[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4  Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Grover, Henry Montague". Dictionary of National Biography 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2.  Sidney Lee, ed. (1901). "Grover, John William". Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  3. "Grover, Henry Montague (GRVR824HM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). "Grover, Henry Montague". Dictionary of National Biography 23. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 

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