Otis Ferguson Glenn | |
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| United States Senator fromIllinois | |
| In office December 3, 1928 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | William B. McKinley |
| Succeeded by | William H. Dieterich |
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| Born | (1879-08-27)August 27, 1879 Mattoon,Illinois |
| Died | March 11, 1959(1959-03-11) (aged 79) Portage Point,Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
Otis Ferguson Glenn (August 27, 1879[1] – March 11, 1959) was aRepublicanUnited States Senator from the State ofIllinois.
He was born inMattoon, Illinois on August 27, 1879.[1] After graduating from law school in 1900 from theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he began practicing law inMurphysboro. He served two terms as the State's Attorney forJackson County, once from 1906 to 1908 and again from 1916 to 1920. He was elected as a member of State Senate in 1920, serving for one term, until 1924.[2][3]
In1928, whenFrank L. Smith resigned theU.S. Senate seat he had won in 1926, after twice having his credentials refused by the Senate, Glenn defeated future Chicago mayor and DemocratAnton Cermak in a special election, 54.5 to 44.9 percent respectively, to serve out Smith's term.[2][4] Glenn served as the U.S. Senator for Illinois from December 3, 1928, to March 3, 1933.[2] When Glenn ran for re-election in1932, he was defeated by DemocratWilliam H. Dieterich, 46.0 to 52.2 percent respectively.[4] Glenn ran, unsuccessfully, in1936 as well, being defeated by Democratic incumbentJ. Hamilton Lewis, 40.7 to 56.5 percent respectively.[5] Upon returning to Illinois, he established a law practice inChicago.[3]
Glenn died on March 11, 1959, atPortage Point inOnekama Township, Michigan. Glenn's body was interred at Onekama Cemetery inOnekama, Michigan.[2]
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromIllinois (Class 3) 1928,1932 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromIllinois (Class 2) 1936 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by Frank L. Smith (not allowed to take a seat) | U.S. senator (Class 3) from Illinois 1928–1933 Served alongside:Charles S. Deneen,J. Hamilton Lewis | Succeeded by |
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