The Newtown bee., 1904-04-08
Ten Pages.
TOWN TOPICS.
OBITUARY.

WILLIAM HENRY GLOVER.
 William H. Glover, who had been in poor health for year, died suddenly on Tuesday morning, after on illness lasting but few days. He had a fall a week previous to his death, which caused a slight shock. He breathed his last about 20, Tuesday morning.
 MT Glover is descendant of one of NeWtown'S old-time families. He was born at the homestead, January 15, l84O, being direct descendant of in Boston in l636, and became an early settler at New Haven. Capt Solomon Glover, the great-grandfather of the deceased, was prominent resident of NewtOwn in his day, welding. much influence in local affairs and in re- ligious work; he built the old Town hall for use as a church for the Uni versalist society.
 William H. Glover acquired his ed ucation in the district schools near his old home and in the NewtOwn Acade- French, Frost and GOOdhue. When about l6 years old he left school, and until he reached the age of 23 he re- mained at home. In 1864 he married Miss Elizabeth G. Bartram of New Milford, Litchfield county, and soon engaged in farming on his own account in his native district, purchasing 8 farm from his uncle, Granville s. Glover Two years later he, bought half interest in his fathers farm, which consisted of more than 200 acres of choice land; but after residing there four years he sold his interest to his wife's father and removed to the will lage of Newtown. While there he fol- lowed various callings and for some time held the office of town collector, but in 1872 he purchased farm south of Sandy Hook and engaged in raising tobacco. He spent about eight years in this occupation, and then sold the property, moving back to Newtown, where he resided up to the time of his death.
 From an early age MT Glover was interested in politics, and up to four owing to his prominence in town gov ernment and local political matters. In the spring of 1871 he was chosen to represent his town in the Legislature, and in 1882 he was again elected to that position. From 1876 to 1879 he held the post of deputy sheriff under appointment from the late Aaron San ford, and he was later appointed by Sheriff Swartz in 1883, and Sheriff Clarkson in 1886 and 1889, holding the office in all for IA years. In the fall of 1888 he was elected first selectman, a position to which he was annually re- elected for 12 years.
 } Norman Booth Glover, the father o1 the deceased, was born January P, 1907, in Hanover district, of the towr of NewtOwn, and became a prosperous agriculturist of that locality, owning farm of more than 200 acres. He possessed the industry and thrift char acteristic of the family, and was knOwr town, but he never gave much aJten
 tion to public affairs, the only office he held being that of member of tht board of relief; he also served as grand jurOr.. In his early years he was g
 Whig, but after the passage of tht Maine law he became Democrat. IT ! religious faith he was an Episcopalian and for many years he was an activ' worker in the church. In 1853, b, married, for his first wife, Esther M Hawley, who died in 1S42, and he after '' ward formed second matrimonia
 union, with Amelia Gilbert. Hi
 death occurred in 1889: By his frs
 marriage he had four children: BOotf
 Fayette, born April l, 1884, for year '' a successful commission merchant il
 New Orleans, and who died few year
 since; Edward Leroy, born in June . 1886, was natter by occupation, ant
 died in Danbury eight or nine year
 ago; Miss Mary Sophia, born Novem . Der 10, 1858, died in New Orleans il
 1865, and William Henry, the subjec
 of this sketch. By the second mar
 riage there was one daughter, Juli,
 Frances, born in 1850, who married q Henry l.. Beers and died in 1880. MT Glover is survived by a wife an' e The funeral took place on Thursda s at p. m., Rev J. H. George officiating e The burial was in the Newtown cem : etery. The pail bearers were Elme
 w. Fairchild, George F. Duncombe
 Charles H. Northrop, George w. Stu
 art, Birdsey Glover and Edgar E Northrop.