Duke of Wellington. He was the author of many important books, among which are " Campaigns of Washington and New Orleans" (London, 1821); and " The Subaltern " (published in " Blackwood " in 1824-'5; New York, 1826). Many editions of these popular works have since appeared.
GLEIM, John Godfried, clergyman, b. in
Germany; d. in Germantown, Pa., in 1757. In
1754 he came to this country with Casper
Fahnestock, settled in Germantown, and preached there
until his death. In conjunction with Weiser and
Mathias he published “The Inspired.” — His son,
George Christian, soldier, b. in 1736; d. in
Lancaster county, Pa., 21 July, 1817, took part in the
war of the Revolution and was severely wounded
near Philadelphia. He removed to Lancaster
county in 1779, where he resided until his death. —
George's son, Christian, journalist, b. in Lancaster
county, Pa., 10 Jan., 1780; d. in Pittsburg, Pa., 21
Sept., 1861, went to Philadelphia, where he entered
the printing-office of Ezra Bailey. He settled in
Harrisburg in 1812, and was appointed to print the
senate journal in English. Afterward he
established and edited “The Pennsylvanian.” He served
as ensign of volunteers in the war of 1812-'15.
From 1821 till 1824 he was sheriff of Dauphin
county. He removed to Pittsburg in 1830, and
resided there until his death.
GLENDY, John, clergyman, b. in Londonderry,
Ireland, 24 June, 1755 ; d. in Philadelphia, Pa., 4
Oct., 1832. He was educated at the University of
Glasgow, where, after studying theology, he was
ordained. He accepted a call from the church in
Londonderry, and remained there until he was
exiled during the Irish insurrection of 1798, in
which he protested against the aggressive measures
of the government, and rendered himself obnoxious
to the nobility. He arrived in Norfolk, Va., in
1799, and afterward supplied the congregations of
Staunton and Bethel, Augusta co., Va., for nearly
two years. He was invited by President Jefferson
to be his guest in Washington, and during his visit
delivered a discourse in the capitol. In 1803-30 he
was pastor of the 2d Presbyterian church in Balti-
more, Md. In 1806 he served as chaplain of the
U. S. house of representatives, and in 1815 and 1816
of the senate. In 1822 the University of Maryland
gave him the degree of D. D. He published an
" Oration in Commemoration of Washington," de-
livered in Staunton in 1800 (re-published, 1835).
GLENDY, William Marshall, naval officer, b.
in Virginia in 1801 ; d. in Baltimore, Md., 16 July,
1873. He was appointed midshipman in 1818, com-
missioned lieutenant in 1827, and served succes-
sively with the Brazil and Pacific squadrons. In
1847 he was made commander, and served in the
Mediterranean for eighteen months. Subsequently
he commanded in the P]ast Indies. In 1855 he was
made captain, and in 1861-2 served as senior officer
on the coast of Africa. He was promoted to the
rank of commodore in 1862, and in the following
year was made prize commissioner in Washington,
D. C. He served six months as lighthouse-in-
spector, and in 1865 retired from active service.
GLENN, James, governor of South Carolina
from 1744 till 1755. Toward the end of his admin-
istration he concluded a treaty with the Cherokees
in their own country. By this action a large extent
of territory was ceded to the king, which con-
tributed largely to the interest and safety of the
colony. He published "A Description of South
Carolina" (London. 1761).
GLENTWORTH, George, physician, b. in
Philadelphia, Pa., 22 July, 1735 ; d," there, 4 Nov.,
1792. He was graduated at the University of
Edinburgh in 1758. During the last French war
in America he was a surgeon in the British army.
In 1777 he served as surgeon of a regiment, and
afterward was appointed senior surgeon in the con-
tinental army, and became director-general of hos-
pitals for the middle division.
GLIDDEN, George Dana Boardman, naval
officer, b. in Ellsworth, Me., 15 April, 1844 ; d. in
Cambridge, Mass., 25 Jan., 1885. He was graduated
at the U. S. naval academy in 1863, aiul in the same
year was made ensign. His fii'st year of service
was passed on the " Seminole," of the Western Gulf
blockading squadron. He took part in the battle
of Mobile Bay, 5 Aug., 1864, where he received the
highest commendations from his commanding
officer. From 1865 till 1867 he served on the
" Wyoming," of the East India squadron. He
was appointed master in 1866, lieutenant in 1867,
lieutenant-commander in 1868, and commander in
1883. He was engaged with the Asiatic squadron
from 1867 till 1869, when he was stationed at the
Naval academy. In 1870 and 1871 he commanded
the " Tennessee." He served with the " Wachu-
sett," of the European fleet, from 1872 till 1874,
and with the " Onuiha," of the Pacific fleet, from
1875 till 1877. He was on duty at the Boston
navy-yard in 1878. His last service was in Asiatic
waters, where he commanded the " Palos," from
which he was detached in 1884.
GLIDDON, George Robins, archæologist, b.
in Devonshire, England, in 1809 ; d. in Panama,
16 Nov., 1857. At an early age he went to Alex-
andria, where his father was a merchant, and
also U. S. consul. For nearly twenty-three years
he resided in Egypt, and during a great part of
that time served as U. S. vice-consul. He visited
the United States, and lectured in Boston, New
York, and Philadelphia on Egyptian antiquities.
He was agent for the Honduras interoceanic rail-
way at the time of his death. He wrote "A Me-
moir on the Cotton of Egypt " (London, 1841) ; " An
Appeal to the Antiquaries of Europe on the De-
struction of the Monuments of Egypt" (1841);
"Discourses on Egyptian Archfeology" (1841);
"Ancient Egypt" (1850; new ed., 1853); "Types
of Mankind," written in' conjunction with Dr.
Josiah C. Nott, which contained contributions
from Agassiz and Dr. Samuel G. Morton (Phila-
delphia, 1854); and "Indigenous Eaces of the
Earth," with Dr. Nott and others (1857).
GLISAN, Rodney, physician, b. in Linganore,
Frederick co., Md., 29 Jan., 1827. He was gradu-
ated in the medical department of the University
of Maryland in 1849. After practising for a year
in Baltimore, he was appointed assistant surgeon
in the U. S. army, and engaged as medical offi-
cer from 1850 till 1861. He served five years on
the plains, and six years in Oregon during the
Indian wars, from 1855 till 1861, when he resigned
his commission. After practising a year in San
Francisco, he settled in Portland, Oregon. He
was president of the Multnom.ah county medical
society in 1872 and 1876, and of the Oregon state
medical society in 1875-'6, and has been for several
years a member of the American medical associ-
ation. He was a delegate to the 7th International
medical congress, held in London in 1881, and a
member of the 9th International medical congress,
held in Washington, D. C, in 1887. He is now
(1887) emeritus professor of obstetrics and diseases
of women and children in the medical department
of Willamette university. Among his notable
cases were the first amputations of the shoulder
and thigh, and the second operation for strangu-
lated inguinal hernia ever performed on the Pacific
