Leonard Byron Grover (December 9, 1833 – March 7, 1926) was a nineteenth-century American comedic playwright, theatre manager, opera impressario, and sports promoter, best known for his association with President Abraham Lincoln.
[5] Our Boarding House premiered to great success January 31, 1877, at the Park Theatre in Brooklyn, and was the launch of the comedy duo Stuart Robson and William H.
[1] He also established Grover's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where President Abraham Lincoln frequently attended performances with his wife and Secretary of State William H. Seward.
[1] The president's son, Tad Lincoln, was attending a performance of Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp at Grover's Theater on April 14, 1865, when his father was assassinated a few blocks away at Ford's Theatre.
"[9] As a sports promoter, he organized the 1860 fight between English boxing champion Jem Mace and American John C. Heenan at 44 Union Square, as well as wrestling matches between Scotsman Donald Dinnie and New Yorker William Muldoon.