James Glen

James Glen (* 1701 in Linlithgow , Scotland , † July 18, 1777 in London , England ) was a British colonial governor of the Province of South Carolina .

resume

James Glen was the son of Alexander Glen and Marion Graham. He studied law at the University of Leiden and then began a career in the public service. In his Scottish homeland, he held several local offices. In 1738 he was named the new governor of the Province of South Carolina. Since the death of Robert Johnson in May 1735, the office of Thomas Broughton and William Bull I was only temporarily occupied. Even before James Glen, Samuel Horsey was appointed governor there. This did not take office. James Glen, for his part, took five years before he left for the colony in the south of the American east coast. The main reason for the delay was financial issues about the governor's salary. Glen did not take office until December 17, 1743 and held it until June 1, 1756. This gave him the longest tenure of any colonial governor in South Carolina. During this time the King George's War fell , and South Carolina was drawn into it.

Glen had to grapple with Indian issues and internal political conflicts. He also tried to move the settlement boundaries of the colony to the west. To this end, he planned the construction of forts. On June 1, 1755, Glen was replaced as governor by William Lyttelton . He stayed in South Carolina until 1761, where he ran a rice plantation with the help of slaves, which he then leased to his brother-in-law John Drayton. He returned to Great Britain in 1761. He died on July 18, 1777 in London and was buried in his native Linlithgow.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Glen, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British politician; Governor of the Province of South Carolina
DATE OF BIRTH	1701
PLACE OF BIRTH	Linlithgow , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH	July 18, 1777
Place of death	London , England