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Peregrine Maitland Grover

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Peregrine Maitland Grover (October 17, 1818 – May 28, 1885) was an Ontario farmer, businessman and political figure. He represented Peterborough East in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874.^[1]

He was born in Grafton, Upper Canada in 1818, the son of John Grover and Mary Mirriam,^[2] both descended from United Empire Loyalists,^[3] and was educated at Upper Canada College.^[4] He moved to Peterborough, opened a general store there and, in partnership with James Foley, set up a lumber yard. In 1846,^[3] he married Harriet Maria Keeler, the daughter of Joseph Abbott Keeler, who founded Colborne, Ontario.^[4] In 1852, he moved to Norwood. Grover served as reeve of Asphodel Township and warden of Peterborough County.^[3] He was also a director of the Canada West Farmers Mutual and Stock Insurance Company. In 1863, Grover ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada.^[2] He died in Norwood in 1885.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.