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in the volunteer ai'my.

QROUT, William Wallace, representative, was born in Coinptou. Lower Canada, P. Q, May 2-4, 1836; son of Josiah and Soplironia (A}-er) Grout; grandson of Theophilus an 1 great-grand- son of- Elijah Grout ofCharlestown, N.H., who served as a com- missary in the Revo- lutionarj' war. He attended the public schools, was gradu- ated at the Pough- keepsie law school in 1857, and practised law at Barton. Vt. In July, 1803, he was nominated by the Re- publicans to the office of state's attorney but declined the nom- ination and enlisted He was commissioned captain and subsequently promoted lieutenant- colonel of the Ifith Vermont volunteers which was attaclied to the brigade of Gen G. J. Stannard and took part in the repulse of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. In August, 1863, Colouel Grout was mustered out on account of expiration of the term of service. In the fall of 1864, St. Albans. Vt., was raided by Confederate sympathizers from Canada and Colouel Grout was made briga- dier general and assigned by the governor of Vermont to the command of a brigade of the pro- visit)nal forces. He was state's attorney, 1865- 66; represented Barton in the state legislature, 1868-70, and 187-1, and in 1876 was elected state senator and on the organization of that body was made president pro tempore. He was a Republi- can representative in the 47th congress, 1881-83; was defeated for the 48th, but was returned to the 49th and each succeeding congress up to and including the 56th, in which congress he was cliairnran of the committee on expenditures in the war department, and a member of the appro- priations committee and of the joint committee on the centennial of the establishment of the seat of government in Washington. He received the degree of LL.D. from Norwich university in 1897. GROVE, James Harvey, educator, was born at PlymoutJi, 111., Feb. 28, 1857; son of Samuel Henry and Eliza Jane (Grove) Grove; gi-andson of Jolin and Polly (Brumback) Grove of Luray, Va., on his father's side, and of David and Rebecca Grove of Plymouth, 111., on his mother's side; and great-grandson of Samuel and Mary (Lionberger) Grove of Page county, Va. He was graduated from the State normal school atKirks- ville. Mo., in 1884, and was superintendent of public schools in Lathrop, Mo., 1884-86, and in

Liberty, Mo., 1886-90. He was principal of the academic department of Howard Payne college, 189J-9.J; profes.sor of matliematics and moral science there. 1893-95, and was elected president of the college in 1895. He was married, Aug. 18, 1886. to Blanclie Lowe of Lathrop, Mo.

QROVE, John Henry, educator, was born in Fa3-ette county, Oliio. July 8, 1848; son of Henry and Margaret Ann (Gett's) Grove, and grandson of Henry aud Anne (Reid) Grove, and of John and Tamar (Fossett) Geffs. He was graduated at the Ohio Wesleyan university, A.B., 1870; A.M., 1873; was principal cf the high school, Wilmington, Ohio, 1871-74; superintendent of schools, Wilmington, Oliio, 1874-78; principal of the preparatory department, Ohio Wesleyan uni- versity, 187S; adjunct prof essor of Latin, 1879-83, and was advanced to the full chair in 1883. He was school examiner for Delaware city, 1881-86; became school examiner for Delaware county in 1893, and was elected as an alternate lay delegate from the Central Ohio conference to the General conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1900. He is the author of Text-Hook of Latin Ex- ercises (1885, rev. and enl., 1890); and of contri- butions to educational periodicals.

QROVER, Cuvier, soldier, was boi-n in Bethel, Maine. July 24, 1829; son of Dr. John and Fanny (Lary). .grandson of John (a Revolutionary sol- dier) and Jerusha (Wiley), great-grandsf n of James and Sarah (Wellman). great^ grandson of James and Sarah (Austin), great^ grandson of Andrew and Mary, great^ grandson of Tliomas and Sarah (Chad wick), and great^ grandson of Thomas Grover, who emi.grated from England and settled in Charlestown, Mass. , in 1642. Cu- vier was prepared for college, but refused to go, wishing to enter the army. He was then too young, however, to enter the Military academy aud for two years worked as a clerk in the dry- goods store of Eben D. Jordan. Boston. Mass. He was gi'aduated from the U.S. military academy in 1850, and was assigned to the 1st artillery. He was promoted 2d lieutenant in 1853, and ser\ed on the exploration of a route for the Northern Pacific raih'oad, 1853-54. He was made 1st lieu tenant, March 3. 1855; captain. Sept. 17. 1858; was called from the west in 1861 to the defence of Washington and was promoted brigadier gen eral of volunteers and assigned to the command of the 1st brigade. 2d division, 3d army corps, army of the Potomac, April 14, 1862. and took part in the battle of Williamsburg, May 5, and on June 28. 1862. ajiproached within four miles of the city of Richmond. He was brevetted lieuten ant-colonel in the regular service for ,ii:allantry at Williamsburg, Va., and colonel for Fair Oaks. His brigade was transferred to Pope's army, and on Aug. 30, 1862, at the 2d battle of Bull Run with