Elisha H. Groves at times mis-identified as Elisha B. Groves, was a 19th century mid-level leader in the LDS Church and a member of the first Utah Territorial Legislature.

Groves joined the LDS Church in the 1830s and was involved in Missionary work in Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri. In 1840 he was one of the earliest LDS missionaries to serve in Wisconsin Territory.

In Utah Groves not only served in the territorial legislature but also as the patriarch of the stake in Iron County, Utah

Iron County, Utah

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,779 people, 10,627 households, and 8,076 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 13,618 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

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Sources

• list of members of the first Utah Territorial legislature
• Church History in the Fulness of Times reference to Groves
• Scott Faulring article on early marriages performed by elders of the LDS Church
• LDS Church Almanac
• http://books.google.com/books?id=lRrWqLh6CUkC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=%22Elisha+H.+Groves%22&source=bl&ots=dBapDkY0rU&sig=ZKHx9tzVl2FT6GQvmyFvMhtQtIA&hl=en&ei=4DCcTKH9NcmrnAf3uPWtDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CCYQ6AEwBzha#v=onepage&q=%22Elisha%20H.%20Groves%22&f=falseLyman, Edward Leo. The Overland Journey from Utah to California: Wagon Travel from the City of Saints to the City of Angels. (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2004) p. 124]