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Ex-Congressman James Russell Grover Jr. dies at 93

Originally published: October 18, 2012 8:47 PM
Updated: October 18, 2012 8:51 PM
By SID CASSESE  sid.cassese@newsday.com

Congressman James R. Grover at a LIMBA meeting

Photo credit: George Argeroplos | Congressman James R. Grover at a LIMBA meeting at MacArthur Airport. (July 26, 1974)

James Russell Grover Jr., a former Republican congressman who dedicated much of his life to public service and protecting Fire Island, died Sunday at his Babylon home from congestive heart failure. He was 93.

Grover served in the House from 1963 to 1975, after spending five years in the New York State Assembly.

"In Washington, his moniker was 'Gentleman Jim,' " said his son James Robert...

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