John Glover (general)

[8] After the First Continental Congress passed the non-importation agreements sanctioning trade with the British, Glover was elected to enforce the embargo as a member of the committee of inspection.John Glover along with Azor Orne and Elbridge Gerry petitioned the town of Marblehead for a hospital to be built on Cat Island.[16] In subsequent actions of the New York campaign the regiment fought well against the British at Kip's Bay when the Redcoats invaded, landing on Manhattan and Pell's Point.On October 18, 1776 General Howe landed 4,000 men at Pell's Point (Present-day Pelham Bay Park in The Bronx, NY) to cut off Washington's escape from New York City.As commander of a brigade made up of four Massachusetts regiments, he served in the successful Saratoga campaign with General Schuyler along the Hudson River in the summer and fall of 1777.In July 1782, General John Glover retired from the army, due to his failing health and was placed on the half-pay established by a resolution of Congress.[19] In 1784, the Marquis de Lafayette visited Glover, who fought with him in the American Revolution during which they "had shared the hardships and victories of the battlefield as well as the friendship of Gen. George Washington."[20] Glover served in local offices including six terms as a town selectman, delegate to the state convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution (1788), and two-term member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1788-1789).During his 1789 tour of the United States, President George Washington made a detour to see Glover and thank the residents of Marblehead for their service during the war.
Appleton's John Glover portrait based on the original John Trumbull sketch.
Model in the U.S. Navy Museum of first Navy ship Hannah , owned by Glover and named for his wife.
John Glover's regiment rowed George Washington's troops across the Delaware leading to a victory at the Battle of Trenton
Glover depicted in John Trumbulls painting Surrender of General Burgoyne in Saratoga, New York, with Glover depicted 4th from the right. [ 17 ]
Historic photo of 1700s General Glover House in Swampscott, MA where he retired after his military service
John Glover House , in Marblehead, MA , built in 1762 and a National Historic Landmark
The 1700s General Glover House & Farm in Swampscott, MA as it appears today
Glover's farmhouse in Swampscott, MA later converted into the General Glover Inn
Glover's Tomb at Old Burial Hill , Marblehead during Glover's Marblehead Regiment annual commemoration memorial march [ 33 ]
The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 , depicting Glover 2nd from the right, by John Trumbull . [ 34 ]
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