Background
Born at Watford, Hertfordshire, he was the eldest son of Harry Grover, solicitor, of Hemel Hempstead, by Sybilla, daughter of George Phillip Ehret.
Born at Watford, Hertfordshire, he was the eldest son of Harry Grover, solicitor, of Hemel Hempstead, by Sybilla, daughter of George Phillip Ehret.
He was educated at Saint Albans grammar school. Grover retired from business in 1824, and went to Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he graduated Bachelor of Laws in 1830.
By 1816 he had established himself in practice as a solicitor in London. Having taken holy orders he was presented in 1833 to the rectory of Hitcham, Buckinghamshire. Because of disabling illness, he lived in seclusion.
He died at Hitcham on 20 August 1866.