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. He was a conservativeRepublican
henry, grover, english, lawyer, cleric, writer, henry, montague, grover, henry, cushing, grover, april, 1927, november, 2005, usually, known, hank, grover, american, politician, from, state, texas, best, known, relatively, narrow, defeat, 1972, conservative, r. For the English lawyer cleric and writer see Henry Montague 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 He was a conservative RepublicanSen Henry Cushing Hank GroverGrover in 1971Member of the Texas Senate from the 15th districtIn office 1967 1973Preceded byCulp KruegerSucceeded byJack C OggState Representative from District 23 Harris County In office 1961 1967Preceded byClyde MillerSucceeded byCletus A Cowboy DavisPersonal detailsBorn 1927 04 01 April 1 1927Corpus Christi Texas U S DiedNovember 28 2005 2005 11 28 aged 78 Houston Texas U S Political partyRepublicanOther politicalaffiliationsDemocratic until 1966 SpouseKathleen D Grover m 1952 wbr Children6Alma materSt Thomas High School University of St Thomas University of HoustonProfessionEducator Contents 1 Election history 1 1 Most recent election 1 1 1 1996 1 1 2 1972 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 SourcesElection history EditMost recent election Edit 1996 Edit Republican Party Primary Election 1996 U S Senator Class 2 1 Candidate Votes Phil Gramm 838 339 85 01Henry C Hank Grover 72 400 7 34David Young 75 463 7 65Turnout 12 7131972 Edit Texas general election 1972 Governor 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dolph Briscoe 1 633 493 47 91Republican Henry Grover 1 533 986 44 99Raza Unida Ramsey Muniz 214 118 6 28Majority 99 507 2 92Turnout 3 3 409 591 100 00Democratic holdRepublican Party Primary Election 1972 Governor Candidate Votes Albert Bel Fay 24 329 21 3 Henry Grover 37 118 32 6Turnout 4 100 0See also Edit Texas portal Education portal Politics portal Conservatism portal Christianity portalList of American politicians who switched parties in officeReferences Edit 1996 Republican Party Primary Election Office of the Secretary of State Texas Archived from the original on 2014 01 09 Retrieved 2006 12 19 Elections of Texas Governors 1845 2010 PDF Texas Almanac Texas State Historical Association Two other candidates shared 27 994 votes Three other candidates accounted for the remaining percentage External links EditGrover s eulogy introduced into the Congressional Record by Ralph Hall http www baylor edu Lariat news php action story amp 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 htmlSources EditCongressional Quarterly s Guide to U S Elections http www legacy com NYTIMES DeathNotices asp Page LifeStory amp PersonId 16149533Texas House of RepresentativesPreceded byClyde Miller Member of the Texas House of Representativesfrom District 22 3 Houston 1961 1967 Succeeded byCletus A Cowboy DavisTexas SenatePreceded byCulp Krueger Texas State Senatorfrom District 15 Houston 1967 1973 Succeeded byJack C OggParty political officesPreceded byPaul Walter Eggers Republican gubernatorial nominee in Texas Henry Cushing Hank Grover 1972 Succeeded byJim Granberry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Grover amp oldid 1125962608, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
