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R. B. (Robert Brodnax) Glenn

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“Governor, 1905-1909; legislator. Champion of Prohibition and of railroad regulation. Home stood 1 block W.”

State historical marker: J-38: Robert B. Glenn 1854-1920

1854–1920 · Dates from the Library of Congress · Library of Congress authority record ↗

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  1. Orange County Democrats nominate S. M. Gattis for the House and a county ticket The Orange County Democratic convention met in the court house, nominated S. M. Gattis for the state House and a full county ticket headed by Sheriff John K. Hughes, and then heard R. B. Glenn speak for free silver. People: Samuel Mallett Gattis, David McCauley, John W. Thompson, Clarence Dupre Jones, R. B. (Robert Brodnax) Glenn, John Knox Hughes Place: Court house, HillsboroughSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 24, 1896, p. 3
  2. Orange Democrats instruct their delegates for Robert B. Glenn for governor The Orange County Democratic convention at Hillsboro on June 4 chose delegates to the state and congressional conventions at Greensboro and instructed them to cast most of the county's ten votes for Robert B. Glenn and the rest for Charles M. Stedman for governor, to back Hoke and Brown for the Supreme Court and W. W. Kitchin for Congress; S. M. Gattis was made a delegate at large. People: Samuel Mallett Gattis, Joseph A. Harris, R. B. (Robert Brodnax) Glenn Place: Court house, Hillsborough · Also named: Charles M. Stedman, W. W. KitchinSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), June 9, 1904, p. 3
  3. A. L. Holden is commissioned justice of the peace for Eno Township Governor Robert B. Glenn commissioned A. L. Holden a justice of the peace for Eno Township, filling the vacancy left when D. Samuel Walker resigned. People: A. L. Holden, R. B. (Robert Brodnax) Glenn Place: Orange County · Also named: D. Samuel WalkerSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), February 23, 1905, p. 3
  4. The university drops its summer school for teachers The executive committee of the university trustees, meeting at Governor Glenn's office, decided to hold no summer school for teachers at Chapel Hill in 1905, though the summer law school would go on. People: R. B. (Robert Brodnax) Glenn Place: University of North Carolina, Chapel HillSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), April 13, 1905, p. 2
  5. A Hillsboro crowd waiting for Bryan learns that Charles D. McIver has died on his train Six or seven hundred people gathered at the Southern Railway station in Hillsboro to see and hear William Jennings Bryan. When his special train arrived, Governor Robert B. Glenn told them from the rear platform that Charles D. McIver, president of the State Normal College, had dropped dead in one of the cars after the train left Durham; Bryan bowed and went inside without speaking, and the crowd broke up in silence. People: William Jennings Bryan, R. B. (Robert Brodnax) Glenn Place: Southern Railway depot, Hillsborough · Also named: Charles D. McIverSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 20, 1906, p. 3
  6. Governor Robert B. Glenn speaks to a crowded court house in Hillsboro Governor Robert B. Glenn spoke for about an hour and a half on the issues of the campaign to a court house crowded with men, women and children, defending the state administration and the Watts liquor law. Place: Court house, HillsboroughSearch the index · Orange County Observer (Hillsborough), September 27, 1906, p. 3

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Interview with Mrs. Marshall Delancey Haywood, Raleigh, NC

Haywood, Martha Hawkins Bailey, 1890-1969 · 1968

Interviews recorded in spring 1968 with Martha Hawkins Bailey Haywood, Mrs. Marshall DeLancey Haywood of Raleigh, by the Wakefield Junior Historian Club for an oral history project. One reel-to-reel tape, with a CD version and transcripts. Her memories range over Raleigh houses, streets, families and institutions; Chapel Hill and the university are mentioned. State Archives of North Carolina, TR.40.

Included because: Catalog heading in the State Archives of NC record: Glenn, R. B. (Robert Brodnax), 1854-1920.

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