La Fayette Grover
La Fayette Grover | |
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| 4th Governor of Oregon | |
| In office September 14, 1870 – February 1, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | George L. Woods |
| Succeeded by | Stephen F. Chadwick |
| United States Senator from Oregon | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | James K. Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Joseph N. Dolph |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's At-large district | |
| In office February 14, 1859 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | None (Position created) |
| Succeeded by | Lansing Stout |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1823 Democratic |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Carter |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823 – May 10, 1911) was a
Biography
Grover was born in Bethel, Maine, and was educated at Bethel's Gould Academy and Brunswick's Bowdoin College. He studied law and earned entry into the bar association in Philadelphia in 1850. He moved to Oregon in 1851 and began his law practice in Salem.
Career
The
After statehood
In 1857, he was a delegate to the Oregon Constitutional Convention, representing Marion County.[1] When Oregon gained statehood, he was elected to the 35th United States Congress as Oregon's member of the House of Representatives, serving from February 15, 1859, to March 4, 1859. He did not run for reelection in 1858, and resumed his law practice and the manufacture of woolens.
Grover was elected
Electoral college dispute
During the
Death
Grover resumed his law practice, retiring from public life. He died at his home in Portland, Oregon, on May 10, 1911, and was interred in River View Cemetery.[4]
Selected works
- Grover, La Fayette (1874). Report of Governor Grover to General Schofield on the Modoc War : and reports of Major General John F. Miller and General John E. Ross, to the Governor : also letter of the governor to the Secretary of the Interior on the Wallowa Valley Indian question. Salem, OR: M.V. Brown, State Printer. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
References
- ^ "Biographical Sketch of La Fayette Grover". Crafting the Oregon Constitution. Oregon State Archives. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon Governor Lafayette Grover". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Grover, La Fayette, (1823 - 1911)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ "Man Who Nearly Defeated Hayes". The Spokesman-Review. Portland. May 12, 1911. p. 10. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- United States Congress. "La Fayette Grover (id: G000505)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- La Fayette Grover at Find a Grave
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