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Daniel Grove

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Daniel Grove
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
In office
1965–1968
Personal details
Born(1923-12-14)December 14, 1923
DiedSeptember 13, 1999(1999-09-13) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary E. Hyche
(m. 1940)
Children4
Parent(s)Elbert V. Grove
Mary M. Grove
ProfessionPolitician, probation counselor
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army

Daniel Grove (December 14, 1923 – September 13, 1999) was a United States Army veteran, probation counselor, public official, and state representative in Colorado. He was a Democrat.[1]

He served as probation officer for Denver's juvenile court.[2] The Denver Public Library has a collection of his papers.[3]

Grove was the eighth of ten children, born to Elbert V. and Mary M. Grove. His father was a blacksmith in Millport, Alabama. His family moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama when he was a toddler, and he studied at Tuscaloosa County Training School and the Industrial High School in Tuscaloosa before dropping out in 1940 to join the Army. He married Mary E. Hyche on November 7, 1940, at the age of 17. They had four boys.[3]

He served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1965 to 1968.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "State Representatives". Ebony. Vol. 20, no. 6. Johnson Publishing Company. April 1965. p. 194. ISSN 0012-9011 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Benefits for many, not just select few a happy prospect". Jet. Vol. 27, no. 7. Johnson Publishing Company. November 19, 1964. p. 11. ISSN 0021-5996 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Daniel Grove Papers". Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library. Denver Public Library.
  4. ^ "About". December 3, 2014.