Archibald Glenn

Archibald A. Glenn (born January 30, 1819 in Kentucky , †  1901 in Kansas ) was an American politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he was acting lieutenant governor of the state of Illinois .

Career

In 1831 Archibald Glenn came to Cooperstown , Illinois with his parents . He later worked as a teacher for some time before becoming a private businessman. He served with the Brown County District Court Administration for twelve years . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1862 he took part in a constitutional convention of his state as a delegate. He was elected to the Illinois Senate and took over as chairman in 1875.

Since 1873 the office of Lieutenant Governor was orphaned after the then incumbent John Lourie Beveridge , succeeding Richard J. Oglesby in the office of governor was moved up. According to the constitution, the then President of the Senate, John Early, took over the role of Vice Governor on a provisional basis in 1873 . Halfway through his four-year term in 1875, the Senate chairmanship changed to Archibald Glenn, who on January 8, 1875 also took over the office of acting vice governor of Illinois and held it until January 8, 1877.

After the end of his time as lieutenant governor, Glenn no longer appeared politically. He died in Kansas in 1901 and was buried in Ripley, Illinois.

Web links

• Archibald Glenn in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard