Born: Nicholas County, Ky., 1819.
Died: Wichita, Kan., 1901.
Mr. Glenn was of Scotch-Irish lineage. His paternal grandfather came from Ireland to America just before the Revolution. His mother was a Kentuckian--a woman of refinement and great strength of character.
His father's family moved to Indiana in 1820, from there to Vermilion County, Ill., in 1823, and afterward to Schuyler County. The father died in 1832, leaving his family but little property. Archibald, then a lad of fourteen, with his mother, kept the family of six younger children together and managed the farm. When his brothers were older and able to work, Archibald went to Rushville, learned the printing business and published a paper in the interests of the Whig party. Next, he went to Mt. Sterling and became a bookkeeper in a store. In 1853 he was elected county clerk. This was the beginning of his political career. He served as superintendent of schools in Brown County one term. He was a delegate to the convention that amended the State's Constitution in 1862. General Lippencott, State Auditor in 1868, regarded Mr. Glenn as one of the most capable members of the State Board of Equalization. He was elected to the State Senate in 1872, and became president of that body and ex-officio Lieutenant Governor in 1874. The little school training that Mr. Glenn received was in the country schools. Technically, he was not an educated man, but he came, by reading and absorbing the contents of many good books, into the possession of a prodigious fund of information that he used with commanding ability.
He was a member of the church of Christ at Mt. Sterling and was a staunch and true Disciple. Always and everywhere and in all things he stood four-square for the best things of life.