• Source: Henry Grover

      • Henry Cushing Grover (April 1, 1927 – November 28, 2005), usually known as Hank Grover, was an American politician from the U.S. state of Texas best known for his relatively narrow defeat in 1972. If elected, Grover would have been the first Republican and Catholic governor. He died on November 28, 2005, aged 78.


      Early life



      Grover was born on April 1, 1927, in Corpus Christi. He attended St. Thomas High School in Houston. Grover received his bachelor's degree from Saint Thomas University and his master's degree from the University of Houston. He was a high school history teacher at Lamar High School when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1960.


      Electoral history




      See also



      List of American politicians who switched parties in office


      References




      External links


      Grover's eulogy introduced into the Congressional Record by Ralph Hall
      http://www.baylor.edu/Lariat/news.php?action=story&story=9223
      http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/mqs01
      https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe
      http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/95/12/06/lbj.html
      http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/aol-metropolitan/96/01/18/notebook.html


      Sources


      Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections
      http://www.legacy.com/NYTIMES/DeathNotices.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=16149533

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