Glen Edgar Edgerton
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Glen Edgar Edgerton was a United States Army
officer, who served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
from 1940 to 1944.
in 1908. 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.
He served as Panama Canal maintenance engineer from 1936 to 1940. He was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
from 1940 to 1944. He retired from the army in 1949.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
officer, who served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
from 1940 to 1944.
Biography
He was born on April 17, 1887, to John Edgar and Alice Edgerton. He graduated from Kansas State College in 1904 and the United States Military Academy at West PointUnited States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
in 1908. He was chief engineer of the Alaska Road Commission
Alaska Road Commission
The Board of Road Commissioners for Alaska, more commonly known as the Alaska Road Commission or ARC, was created in 1905 as a board of the U.S. War Department...
from 1910 to 1915 and the Edgerton Highway
Edgerton Highway
The Edgerton Highway is a minor highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 33 miles from the Richardson Highway near Copper Center to the town of Chitina. The McCarthy Road, within the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, is a 58-mile extension from Chitina to McCarthy.The...
in Alaska is named after him. He also went to the military Engineering Academy.
He served as Panama Canal maintenance engineer from 1936 to 1940. He was Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone was a unorganized U.S. territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of...
from 1940 to 1944. He retired from the army in 1949.