: St an ford ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁engine ers <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Gr im ble ▁Gro ves ▁( 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁– ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁bre wer ▁and ▁Conserv ative ▁politician . ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁William ▁Pe er ▁Gro ves , ▁of ▁Spring bank , ▁P end leton , ▁near ▁S alf ord ▁and ▁was ▁educated ▁priv ately ▁and ▁at ▁O wen ' s ▁College , ▁Manchester . ▁He ▁became ▁chairman ▁and ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁Gro ves ▁and ▁Whit n all ▁Limited , ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁Reg ent ▁Road ▁Bre wer y , ▁S alf ord . ▁ ▁Gro ves ▁was ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁S alf ord ▁Conserv ative ▁Association , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁S alf ord ▁South ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁general ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁party ' s ▁candidate . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv atives . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ar sen ic ▁poison ings ▁in ▁the ▁Manchester ▁area ▁were ▁trac ed ▁to ▁be er ▁from ▁the ▁Gro ves ▁and ▁Whit n all ▁Bre wer y , ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁stock ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁destroyed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a