US Congressman. He became a successful merchant trading with American Indians, and also speculated in land, operating in partnership with his brother John and Jacobus Teller. He served in the militia from 1767, and was Schenectady's Town Clerk from 1767 to 1809. At the start of the American Revolution was appointed commander of Schenectady's 2nd Company as a Captain. He was subsequently appointed a Deputy Commissary General in the Continental Army with the rank of Colonel, responsible for procuring and distributing equipment and supplies. Glen was also a member of Schenectady's Committee of Safety, one of New York's Indian Affairs Commissioners, and a member of the New York Provincial Congress. A Federalist, he served in the New York Assembly from 1786 to 1787. In 1792 he was elected to the US House of Representatives and served four terms, 1793 to 1801. He returned to his business interests, and served in the Assembly again in 1810. He is presumed to have been buried at Schenectady's Dutch Reformed Church. The remains there were moved to Vale Cemetery in the 1850s. Not all the gravestones were relocated, so the exact location of Glen's burial site is unknown.
US Congressman. He became a successful merchant trading with American Indians, and also speculated in land, operating in partnership with his brother John and Jacobus Teller. He served in the militia from 1767, and was Schenectady's Town Clerk from 1767 to 1809. At the start of the American Revolution was appointed commander of Schenectady's 2nd Company as a Captain. He was subsequently appointed a Deputy Commissary General in the Continental Army with the rank of Colonel, responsible for procuring and distributing equipment and supplies. Glen was also a member of Schenectady's Committee of Safety, one of New York's Indian Affairs Commissioners, and a member of the New York Provincial Congress. A Federalist, he served in the New York Assembly from 1786 to 1787. In 1792 he was elected to the US House of Representatives and served four terms, 1793 to 1801. He returned to his business interests, and served in the Assembly again in 1810. He is presumed to have been buried at Schenectady's Dutch Reformed Church. The remains there were moved to Vale Cemetery in the 1850s. Not all the gravestones were relocated, so the exact location of Glen's burial site is unknown.
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