David Delano Glover was a U.S. Representative

United States House of Representatives

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 from Arkansas

Arkansas

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Life and work

Born in Prattsville

Prattsville, Arkansas

Prattsville is a town in Grant County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 305 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 in Grant County, Glover attended the public schools of Prattsville and Sheridan

Sheridan, Arkansas

Sheridan is the largest city and county seat in Grant County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,872 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. .-History:Robert W...

, the seat of Grant County.
He was graduated from Sheridan High School in 1886.
He engaged in agricultural pursuits and in the mercantile business.
He taught in the public schools of Hot Spring County from 1898 to 1908 and then studied the law.
He was admitted to the bar

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 in 1910 and commenced practice in Malvern

Malvern, Arkansas

Malvern is the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. The city had a population of 10,318 at the time of the 2010 census and is also called the "Brick Capital of the World" because of the three Acme Brick plants in the area...

, Arkansas.
He served as member of the Arkansas House of Representatives

Arkansas House of Representatives

The Arkansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arkansas General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The House is composed of 100 members elected from an equal amount of constituencies across the state. Each district has an average population of 26,734...

 in 1909 and 1911.
He served as delegate to several State conventions.
He served as prosecuting attorney of the seventh judicial circuit of Arkansas 1913-1917.

Glover was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Seventy-first

71st United States Congress

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, Seventy-second

72nd United States Congress

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, and Seventy-third

73rd United States Congress

The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...

 Congresses (March 4, 1929-January 3, 1935).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934.
He resumed the practice of law in Malvern, Arkansas

Malvern, Arkansas

Malvern is the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. The city had a population of 10,318 at the time of the 2010 census and is also called the "Brick Capital of the World" because of the three Acme Brick plants in the area...

, until his death April 5, 1952.
He was interred in Shadowlawn Cemetery.

Glover's brother, Robert W. Glover

Robert W. Glover

Robert W. Glover, sometimes known as Bob Glover , was a Baptist pastor and a Democratic politician from Sheridan in Grant County in south Arkansas.-Background:...

, a Missionary Baptist pastor who served in both houses of the Arkansas Legislature (1905-1912) from Sheridan, introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges.