James Alcorn Glover Explained

James Alcorn Glover (November 10, 1866 - September 8, 1915) was a lawyer and state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and Mississippi Senate.

He was born on the Rosemount planation in Alabama to Walter Norwood Glover and Mary née Alcorn Glover. His mother was James Lusk Alcorn's daughter. He graduated from the University of Alabama and with a law degree from the University of Mississippi.^{[1] [2]} He was a Sigma Chi fraternity brother.^[3]

He was allegedly assaulted by Duncan H. Chamberlain at the infamous Edwards House, a hotel in Jackson. The dispute related to publications Chamberlain made attacking alleged corruption and elitism at the University of Mississippi. Glover and the legislature cleared Chancellor Fulton and the school in an investigation.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. July 12, 1904. Google Books.
2. Web site: Historical Catalogue of the University of Mississippi: 1849-1909. University of. Mississippi. July 12, 1910. Marshall & Bruce Company. Google Books.
3. Web site: The Sigma Chi Quarterly: The Official Organ of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. July 12, 1890. The Fraternity. Google Books.
4. Book: Sansing, David G.. The University of Mississippi: A Sesquicentennial History. David Sansing. July 12, 1999. Univ. Press of Mississippi. 9781578060917. Google Books.