Denmark Groover Jr.

Denmark Groover Jr.
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
1953–1957
1963–1965
1971–1975
1983–1995
Personal details
Born (1922-06-30)June 30, 1922
Quitman, Georgia, United States
Died April 18, 2001(2001-04-18) (aged 78)
Macon, Georgia, United States
Political party Democratic

Denmark Groover Jr. (June 30, 1922 – April 18, 2001) was an American politician.

Biography

Groover was born in Quitman, Georgia on June 30, 1922 and educated in the public schools there. During World War II he was a United States Marine Corps aviator who flew with the so-called Black Sheep Squadron.[1]

He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1953–57, 1963–65, 1971–75, and 1983-95.[2][3][4] He supported the 1956 change to the Georgia state flag but in 1993 he acknowledged it was offensive to some and worked for a compromise design.[5] He died in 2001 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery (Macon, Georgia).[6]

In 2002 Groover was posthumously inducted into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Captain/Honorable Denmark Groover Jr". Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Denmark Groover (1922-2001)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Associated Press (April 19, 2001). "Former state lawmaker Denmark Groover dies". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved April 28, 2017 – via OnlineAthens.
  4. ↑ "* Denmark Groover; Helped Change Georgia Flag". latimes. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Azarian, Alexander; Fesshazion, Eden (August 2000). "The State Flag of Georgia: The 1956 Change In Its Historical Context" (PDF). Senate Research Office. State of Georgia: State of Georgia. pp. 29–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Interment: Denmark Groover Jr". Riverside Cemetery. Retrieved April 28, 2017. Lot Designation: Daffodil, Row B, Lot 202; includes photos & obituary.


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