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Show Robert B. Glenn, Member of Great Waterways Commission Com-mission Dies Suddenly. WINNIPEG. Man, May 16. Robert B. Glenn, former governor of North Carolina and a member of the International Interna-tional Great Waterways commission, was found dead in bed at tho Royal Alexandria hotel here tonight. Prohibition had few stauncher champions cham-pions than Robert B. Glenn, who, as governor of North Carolina, Instituted state-wide prohibition in that state. Sinco leaving tho governor's chair in 100D he carried tho fight for a "dry" nation into almost every "wet" state .making hundreds of speeches on behalf be-half of the Anti-Saloon league. He was appointed n membor of tho international inter-national joint commission by President Presi-dent Wilson in 1913 and served in that capacity for soveral years. This commission was formed to deal with all isflues arising between the United States and Canada. Robert Brodnax Glenn waB born in Rockingham county, North Carolina, August 11, 1S5-1, the son of Chalmers L. and Annie Dodgo Glenn. Hls'moth-er Hls'moth-er was a great niece of Washington Irving. Ho was educated at Davidson college, the University of Virginia and Uearson's law school In North Carolina, Caro-lina, At tho University of Virginia he was a college mate of Woodrow Wilson. Practices Lav In North Carolina. Mr. Glenn practiced law in North Carolina for seven years, and was sent to the legislature In 1880. Later he movod to Winston-Salem and entered a law firm there. After holding offices of-fices as a state collector. United States district attorney and state senator, he was elected governor in 1904 and, during dur-ing his four-year term, besides putting into effect state-wide prohibition, settled set-tled the stato debt, improved its char itable institutions and made a reputation reputa-tion for strict.onforcement of the laws. Ho was a member of the Democratic party. . During the presidential campaign of 1901 he toureu the country in the interest in-terest o the candidacy of Judge Alton Al-ton B. Parker. He crossed the continent conti-nent in tho last presidential campaign in a speechmalclng tour for the re-election of Mb former college mate, Wood-row Wood-row Wilson. After the end of his term as governor, gover-nor, he was engaged in lecturing and was in great demand as a prohibition speaker. He was tireless In his efforts in behalf of that cause and few orators of his day had greater endurance, j' Befriended Many Persono. Governor Glenn befriended many persons in whom ho had no personal Interest. In 187S he married Nina Deaderick of Knoxville, Tenn. They had two children, Chalmers L. Glenn, of Wln-ston-Salera, and Mrs. Daniel E. Hoffman, Hoff-man, of' Mount Airj', North Carolina, |