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James Henry Groves 

Born May 17, 1837, in Red Lion, New Castle County, Delaware.  Cousin of Andrew J. Groves, Wesleyan, Class of '65.  Left college Jan. 1, 1862. 
   

 

1862, Teaching, reading law.  Was admitted to the Bar, but continued teaching.

1865-83, State Superintendent of Public Schools, Delaware.

1883-1900, Statistician in the Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.

1905, In Charlestown, South Carolina.

Married, 1878, Miss Emma F. Flowers, of Langhorne. Penn.

Children:  A son and a daughter.  Daughter a graduate of the Woman's College, Baltimore, Md.  Son in course of preparation for college.

Address:  908 Adams Street, Wilmington, Delaware.


Source:  History of Class of 1865 Wesleyan University, Fortieth Reunion, Middletown Connecticut, June 27, 1905.

 
  

 

 


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