James N. Glover

James Glover
James Glover
	James N. Glover in his later years
2nd Mayor of Spokane, Washington
	In office; 1883–1885
Preceded by	Robert W. Forrest
Succeeded by	Anthony M. Cannon
Member of the Spokane City Council
	In office; 1883
	In office; 1898
	In office; 1902
Member of the Salem City Council
	In office; 1868
Marshal of the City of Salem
	In office; 1868
Personal details
Born	March 15, 1838; Lincoln County, Missouri
Died	November 18, 1921 (aged 83); Spokane, Washington
Spouses	; Susan Tabitha Crump; (m. 1868; div. 1892) Esther Emily Leslie; (m. 1892)
Parents	Phillip L. Glover II (father); Sarah Koontz (mother);
Relatives	Phillip Glover III (brother); William Glover (brother); Samuel Glover (brother); George Glover (brother); Nicholas Glover (brother); Charles Peyton Glover (brother); John Glover (brother); Rebecca Glover (sister); Maria Graves (sister); Louisa Culver (sister);
Residence	Glover Mansion

James Nettle Glover (March 15, 1838 – November 18, 1921) was a politician, banker, and the founder (as well as its second mayor) of the city of Spokane. In 1871 two squatters, James Downing and Seth Scranton, had built a sawmill at the south bank of the Spokane Falls on the Spokane River. Glover and his partner Jasper N. Matheny, coming from Oregon, had recognized the investment potential and bought the claim of 160 acres (0.65 km²) and the sawmill from Downing and Scranton. Later Glover would become one of Spokane's first bankers and mayor.

External links

City of Spokane – History – Timeline at www.spokanecity.org
City-County of Spokane Historic Preservation at www.historicspokane.org

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