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Gleason, Frederic Grant – Glick, George W

Gleason, Frederic Grant

musician, composer, was born Dec. 17, 1848, in Middletown, Conn. In 1876 he went to Chicago, where he is musical critic of the Tribune. His chief compositions are two operas of the grand romantic type, Otho Visconti and Montezuma.

GLEASON, MRS. RACHEL BROOKS, physician, author, was born in 1820, in Vermont. She is a physician of Elmira, N. Y., for many years in charge of the Gleason sanitarium. She has published Talks to My Patients.

Gleason, William E

jurist, was born in Maryland. He emigrated to Dakota, where he was appointed United States judge for that territory, residing at Yankton.

Gleim, Christian

journalist, was born Jan. 10, 1780, in Lancaster county, Pa. He settled in Harrisburg in 1812, and was appointed to print the senate journal in English. Afterward he established and edited The Pennsylvanian. He died Sept. 21, 1861, in Pittsburg, Pa.

Gleim, George Christian

soldier, was born in 1736. He took part in the war of the revolution and was severely wounded near Philadelphia. He died July 21, 1817, in Lancaster county, Pa.

Glen, John

lawyer, jurist, was born in Maryland. He was for many years a judge of the United States district court of Maryland. He died July 8, 1853, in Baltimore, Md.

Glenn, Elias

jurist, was born in Maryland. He was appointed judge of the United States court for that state.

Glenn, Henry

congressman, was born in 1741. He took an active part in the revolutionary war; and was a representative from New York in congress from 1793 to 1801. He died in 1814, in Schenectady.

Glenn, James

governor, author. He was governor of South Carolina from 1744 till 1755. He published A Description of South Carolina.

Glenn, John Thomas

lawyer, was born March 21, 1846, in Walton county, Ga. He has served as city attorney of Atlanta; solicitor-general; mayor of Atlanta; and member of the board of education.

Glessner, Douglas

journalist, public official, was born in Delaware, Ohio. In 1882 he moved to Griffin, Ga., where he is the editor and proprietor of the News and Sun.

Glessner, Oliver J

lawyer, jurist, state senator, was born Oct. 11, 1828. In 1864 he was elected judge of the eighth judicial district, composed of the counties of Morgan, Shelby, Johnson, Brown, and Monroe.

In 1870 he was elected by his party to the state senate, as a member for the counties of Shelby and Bartholomew, serving as such for four years. He has also filled numerous public offices in the gift of his county and state.

Glick, George W

farmer, lawyer, governor, was born July 4, 1827, in Greencastle, Ohio. He served nine sessions in the house and senate of the Kansas legislature. He served with distinction as governor of Kansas for one term; and was twice United States pension agent for the Topeka district by appointment of President Cleveland.