Glen Edgar Edgerton

Glen Edgar Edgerton
Glen Edgar Edgerton
	Edgerton circa 1940
8th Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
	In office; 1940–1944
Preceded by	Clarence Self Ridley
Succeeded by	Joseph Cowles Mehaffey
Personal details
Born	April 17, 1887; Parkerville, Kansas
Died	April 9, 1976 (aged 88); Bethesda Naval Hospital
Education	Kansas State College; United States Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1908–1949
Rank	Major General
Unit	Corps of Engineers

Glen Edgar Edgerton (April 17, 1887 – April 9, 1976) was a United States Army officer, who served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1940 to 1944.[1]

Biography

He was born on April 17, 1887, to Alice and John Edgar Edgerton. He graduated from Kansas State College in 1904 and from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1908, where he was first in his class.[2] He was chief engineer of the Alaska Road Commission from 1910 to 1915 and the Edgerton Highway in Alaska is named after him. He also went to the military Engineering Academy.[1]

He served as Panama Canal maintenance engineer from 1936 to 1940. He was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1940 to 1944.[3] He retired from the army in 1949 and died on April 9, 1976 at Bethesda Naval Hospital.[4]

References

"Glen Edgar Edgerton". Panama Canal Authority. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the United States Military Academy (PDF). West Point, New York. 1908. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
"Edgerton To Head Canal. Colonel Is Nominated to Succeed Brig. Gen. C.S. Ridley". New York Times. July 6, 1940. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
"Gen. Glen E. Edgerton". Washington Post. April 12, 1976.

Preceded by Clarence S. Ridley	Governor of Panama Canal Zone 1940–1944	Succeeded by Joseph C. Mehaffey

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[bio-1] "Glen Edgar Edgerton". Panama Canal Authority. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

[2] Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the United States Military Academy (PDF). West Point, New York. 1908. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2014-05-30.

[3] "Edgerton To Head Canal. Colonel Is Nominated to Succeed Brig. Gen. C.S. Ridley". New York Times. July 6, 1940. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

[4] "Gen. Glen E. Edgerton". Washington Post. April 12, 1976.