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Glen E. Edgerton

Glen E. EdgertonAKA Glen Edgar Edgerton

Born: 17-Apr-1887
Birthplace: Parkerville, KS
Died: 1956
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Military

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Canal Zone Governor, 1940-44

Built the Alaska Road. Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1940-44. Oversaw the rehabilitation of the White House under President Truman.

Father: John Edgar Edgerton
Mother: Alice Edgerton
Wife: Cordelia Irene Hessin (m. 1914, d. 1958)
Son: Bruce W.P. Edgerton (b. 1916, d. 1994)
Daughter: Diana Trent Edgerton (b. 11-Jul-1920)

    University: Kansas State College (1904)
    University: US Military Academy, West Point (1908)
    University: US Army Engineering School (1910)

    Export-Import Bank of the United States Chairman (1953, 1954-55)
    Alfalfa Club 1920
    Alfalfa Party candidate for US President


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