City: Clarksville
GLENN, James Lyle, retired banker; born Elkton, Todd Co., Ky., Dec. 14, 1828; Scotch-English descent; son of James Lyle and Jane Meriwether (Gray) GLENN; father’s occupation, physician; paternal grandfather James GLENN, paternal grandmother Rachel (Finley) GLENN, maternal grandfather James GRAY, maternal grandmother Lucy (Webb) GRAY; received common school education; entered banking business in early youth; married Ella POINDEXTER June 17, 1856; established house of James L. Glenn, banker, in 1853; in 1854, in association with D. N. KENNEDY, established the banking firm of Kennedy & Glenn; in 1855 Kennedy & Glenn, bankers, organized and established the Northern Bank of Tennessee; retired from active business in 1898; member of the First Presbyterian church of Clarksville, Tenn.
