Martin Grover

Martin Grover (October 20, 1811 Hartwick, Otsego County, New York – August 23, 1875 Angelica, Allegany County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

He attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Angelica, N.Y.

He was elected as a Democrat to the 29th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1847.

In 1853, he ran for New York State Attorney General on the Soft ticket, but was defeated by Whig Ogden Hoffman.

In November 1857, he was elected a justice of the New York Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Mullett. He was re-elected in 1859, and remained on the Supreme Court bench until the end of 1867. He was ex officio a judge of the New York Court of Appeals (8th District) in 1859 and 1867.

In 1865, he ran for the remaining six years of the term of Henry R. Selden on the Court of Appeals, but was defeated by Republican John K. Porter who had been appointed to fill temporarily the vacancy caused by Selden's resignation.

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