[2] Hover, a native and lifelong resident of Germantown, worked as a deputy sheriff for Columbia County.
[2] When on August 5, 1953, longtime state electrician Joseph Francel left his post after 14 years on service, Hover was hired to replace him, securing the job through his contacts at the Columbia County sheriff's office.
He was the founder of a laboratory animal supply company, Taconic Farms, that he later sold.
Hover held a General Class amateur radio license, since some time before 1969.
Hover died of an apparent suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning inhalation on June 1, 1990, being found dead at his home garage while in his car with the engine running.