Rupert Grove
| Rupert Grove | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 March 1906 Dulwich Hill, New South Wales |
| Died | 8 August 1982 (aged 76) Killara, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
North Sydney Boys High School University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Spouse(s) | Ina Margaret (née Hulme) |
| Parent(s) | Aphra Marian (née McCoy) and Howard Thomas Grove |
| Family | 2 daughters Simon Hansford Grandson Richard McCoy Maternal uncle |
Rupert Howard Grove (27 March 1906 – 8 August 1982) was an Australian solicitor and a prominent Methodist and Uniting Church layman. The Australian Dictionary of Biography states that, "in the progression towards the union of the Congregational, Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Australia, Grove made a decisive impact."
Grove was born at Dulwich Hill, New South Wales to Aphra Marian (née McCoy) and Howard Thomas Grove, a Melbourne-born architect. He attended North Sydney Boys High School and graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Laws in 1928. The following year he was admitted as a solicitor and was made a partner in the law firm McCoy, Grove & Atkinson. The firm was founded in 1887 by Grove's maternal uncle, state parliamentarian, Richard McCoy, and closed in 2014. Grove married Ina Margaret Hulme at the Methodist Church, Gordon, in 1935.
Active within his local churches for over forty years, Grove served as a local preacher and lay leader. From positions of youth leadership he went on to the New South Wales Conference (1936–77) and the General Conference (1947–77) of the Methodist Church of Australasia. At conferences he became heavily involved in committee work in many and varied ways. As the Australian Dictionary of Biography states he spread himself over a broad range of responsibilities but was unified by his three principal concerns: the "sound governance of the church at all its levels; its mission to evangelise and to strengthen its influence in the community; and church union, which he believed would create a renewed and influential church."
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