S. W. Glenn Biography


	This biography appears on page 859 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				S. W. GLENN. 

	S. W. Glenn, who since 1881 has had charge of the government 
weather bureau at Huron, was born in Winchester, Virginia, August 24, 
1850, a son of F. H. and Elizabeth F. Glenn. He acquired his early 
education in Virginia and there learned the jeweler's trade, engaging 
in the jewelry business later in Washington, D. C. There in October, 
1877, he became connected with the signal corps of the United States 
service and worked in various places until he removed to Huron. He 
opened the United States weather office there in 1881 and has since 
been in charge of the bureau, a record of continuous service in this 
position unsurpassed and probably unequaled in the United States. Mr. 
Glenn has under him an assistant and a messenger and the bureau is 
conducted in a businesslike and efficient manlier. 

	Mr. Glenn is prominent in the affairs of the Masonic fraternity, 
having joined the blue lodge in Washington, where he was also made a 
member of the commandery. He assisted in the organization of Lacotah 
Commandery, No. 6, of which he is past commander, and he belongs also 
to the Elks, the Knights of Pythias and the Knights of the Maccabees. 
In politics he votes independently, supporting men and measures rather 
than parties. Although he does not seek public office, he takes an 
intelligent interest in public affairs and his influence has been for 
many years a tangible force for good in the community