Luther J. Glenn (November 26, 1818 – June 9, 1886) was a prominent Georgia lawyer, politician, Confederate officer during the American Civil War, and antebellum Mayor of Atlanta. November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Some Confederate soldiers The Confederate States Army (CSA) was formed in February 1861 to defend the Confederate States of America, which had itself been formed that same year when seven southern states seceded from the United States (with four more to follow). ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Antebellum is a Latin word meaning before the war (ante means before and bellum war). ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ...

He was married to Mildred Lewis Cobb, a younger sister of Generals Howell and Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb (Howell Cobb later served as Governor of Georgia). Glenn represented Henry County in the state legislature as a Democrat before arriving in Atlanta in 1851. Six years later, he was elected mayor and served two consecutive one-year terms. He was the first mayor to appoint regular committees in council for the various functions of city governance: Fire, Streets, Finance, etc. Howell Cobb (September 7, 1815–October 9, 1868) was an American political figure. ... Thomas R. R. Cobb Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb (April 10, 1823 – December 13, 1862) was an American lawyer, author, politician, and Confederate general, killed in the Battle of Fredericksburg during the American Civil War. ... This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia. ... Henry County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... State legislatures are the lawmaking bodies of the 50 states in the United States of America. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

In March 1861, the Southern states that had seceded from the Union appointed special commissioners to travel to those other slaveholding Southern states that had yet to seceded. Glenn served as the Commissioner from Georgia to the Missouri Secession Convention, publicly reading Georgia's Articles of Secession and trying to persuade Missouri politicians to vote to join Georgia in seceding from the Union. Southern United States The states shown in dark red are usually included in the South, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Southern United States. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Union was a name used by many to refer to the Northern states during the American Civil War. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Missouri Secession controversy refers to the disputed status of the state of Missouri during the American Civil War. ...

During the Civil War, he served first as the company commander of C Company, Cobb's Legion (Infantry), and subsequently as Lt. Colonel of Cobb's Legion. He finished the war as the commander of the Post of Atlanta. In that position, he surrendered the remaining Confederate troops of Atlanta to Col. Beroth B. Eggleston of the 1st Ohio Cavalry on May 3, 1865. Cobbs Legion (also known as the Georgia Legion) was an American Civil War unit that was raised on the Confederate side from the State of Georgia by Thomas Reed Rootes Cobb during the summer of 1861. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and subordinate to a colonel. ... Insignia of a United States Navy Commander Commander is a military rank used in many navies but not generally in armies or air forces. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

He remained in Atlanta until his death. He was buried in Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens, Georgia. Athens or Athens-Clarke County is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, just off of Georgia 316. ...

Of his sons, Howell Cobb Glenn, a lawyer, died young in 1890 and John Thomas Glenn was Mayor of Atlanta in 1889. John Thomas Glenn (1844 – 1899) was the mayor of Atlanta from 1889 to 1891, and the son of another Atlanta mayor, Luther Glenn. ...

Mayors of Atlanta

Formwalt • Bomar • Buell • Norcross • Gibbs • Mims • Markham • Butt • Nelson • Glen • Ezzard • L. Glenn • Ezzard • Whitaker • Lowe • J. Calhoun • Williams • Hulsey • Ezzard • Hammond • James • Hammock • Spencer • Hammock • Angier • W.L. Calhoun • English • Goodwin • Hillyer • Cooper • J.T. Glenn • Hemphill • Goodwin • King • Collier • Woodward • Mims • Howell • Woodward • Joyner • Maddox • Winn • Woodward • Candler • Key • Sims • Ragsdale • Key • Hartsfield • LeCraw • Hartsfield • Allen • Massell • Jackson • Young • Jackson • Campbell • Franklin

This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Moses W. Formwalt (1820 - May,1852) was the first mayor of the city of Atlanta then in DeKalb County, Georgia. ... Benjamin Franklin Bomar (August 9, 1816 - February 1, 1868) was the second mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Willis Buell (1790 - November,1851) native of Connecticut and third mayor of Atlanta. ... Jonathan Norcross (1808 - 1898) was the fourth mayor of Atlanta. ... Thomas Fortson Gibbs (1798 - unknown) left Atlanta fairly soon after finishing his term as its fifth mayor. ... John F. Mims (November 10, 1815–April 30, 1856) sixth mayor of Atlanta and agent of the Georgia Railroad & Banking Company. ... William Markham (October 9, 1811 - November 9, 1890) was a prominent hotel owner in Atlanta and filled in as mayor following the illness of John Mims in October 1853. ... William M. Butt ( ? - 1864) arrived in Atlanta in 1851 from Campbell County, Georgia and served as a councilman in 1853. ... Allison Nelson (March 11, 1822 - 1862) was the ninth mayor of Atlanta. ... John Glen (1809–1895) was born in Laurens, South Carolina and moved to Decatur, Georgia in 1826 where he worked as a clerk in the Superior Court of DeKalb County. ... Jared Irwin Whitaker (May 4, 1818 – May 3, 1884) was the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia after a contentious election defeating William Ezzard, he didnt finish his term as mayor being appointed Commissary-General of Georgias Civil War troops. ... Thomas F. Lowe (1812 – November, 1875) took over as Atlantas mayor after Jared Whitaker was brought in for the Confederate cause at the start of the American Civil War. ... James M. Calhoun (February 12, 1811–October 1, 1875) was mayor of Atlanta, Georgia during the Civil War. ... James Etheldred Williams (January 16, 1826 – April 10, 1900) was an American politician. ... Dennis Hammond (December 15, 1819 – October 31, 1891) was born in the Edgefield District of South Carolina. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cicero C. Hammock (1823 - 1890) born in Walton County was a mayor of Atlanta. ... gravesite at Oakland Cemetery Samuel B. Spencer (December 26, 1827 – October 16, 1901) was the last Atlanta mayor to serve a one year term. ... Cicero C. Hammock (1823 - 1890) born in Walton County was a mayor of Atlanta. ... gravesite at Oakland Cemetery Nedom L. Angier (November 10, 1814 – February 3, 1882) was mayor of Atlanta during the Rutherford B. Hayes visit of 22 September 1877. ... William Lowndes Calhoun Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... James Warren English (October 28, 1837 – February, 1925) was an American politician born in Orleans Parish,Louisiana. ... John Benjamin Goodwin (1850 – 1921) was born in Cobb County, Georgia and attended school in Powder Springs. ... George Hillyer (March 17, 1835 – October 2, 1927) was an American politician born in Athens, Georgia. ... John Tyler Cooper (March 26, 1844 – 1912) was an American politician. ... John Thomas Glenn (1844 – 1899) was the mayor of Atlanta from 1889 to 1891, and the son of another Atlanta mayor, Luther Glenn. ... John Benjamin Goodwin (1850 – 1921) was born in Cobb County, Georgia and attended school in Powder Springs. ... Charles A. Collier Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... James G. Woodward ( – August, 1923) four time mayor of Atlanta, he last ran (and lost) in September, 1922 a year before his death. ... Livingston Mims (January,1830 – March 5, 1906) was an American politician who served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia during the early 20th century. ... Evan P. Howell Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... James G. Woodward ( – August, 1923) four time mayor of Atlanta, he last ran (and lost) in September, 1922 a year before his death. ... Robert Foster Maddox (April 4, 1870 – 1965) was a mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Courtland S. Winn (1864–1940) was an American polititian. ... James G. Woodward ( – August, 1923) four time mayor of Atlanta, he last ran (and lost) in September, 1922 a year before his death. ... Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851 - March 12, 1929) was a business tycoon who made most of his money selling Coca-Cola. ... James L. Key (1866–1939) lawyer who served two terms as mayor of Atlanta. ... Walter A. Sims was an American politician. ... Isaac Newton Ragsdale (1859–1937) came to Atlanta in 1880 from Dallas, Georgia. ... James L. Key (1866–1939) lawyer who served two terms as mayor of Atlanta. ... William Berry Hartsfield Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... William Berry Hartsfield Categories: American politician stubs | Mayors of Atlanta ... Ivan Jr. ... Sam Massell (born August 26, 1927) served eight years as Atlantas vice mayor under Ivan Allen until being elected as that citys first Jewish mayor in the October,1969 election. ... Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. ... Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. ... Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. ... Bill Campbell (born 1953 in Raleigh, North Carolina), served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1994 to 2002. ... Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10, 1945) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the current mayor of Atlanta, Georgia since January 7, 2002. ...

References

• History of the University of Georgia, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949 p.438