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Peter Garland Glover (January 14, 1792 – October 27, 1851) was a U.S. politician from
Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
. He was born in
Buckingham County, Virginia Buckingham County is a rural United States county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and containing the geographic center of the state. Buckingham County is part of the Piedmont region of Virginia, and the county seat is Buckingham. B ...
, and later moved with his family to
Callaway County, Missouri Callaway County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was 44,283. Its county seat is Fulton. With a border formed by the Missouri River, the county was organized November ...
. From 1830 to 1832, he served as a county judge. In 1832, he was elected to the
Missouri General Assembly The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bicameral General Assembly is composed of a 34-member Senate and a 163-member House of Representatives. Members of both houses of the General Assembly are ...
. From 1835 to 1837, he served as
State Auditor State auditors (also known as state comptrollers, state controllers, state examiners, or inspectors general) are fiscal officers lodged in the executive or legislative branches of U.S. state governments who serve as external auditors, financial ...
. From 1837 to 1839, he served as Secretary of State. He also served the state government as Register of Lands and School Commissioner. From 1843 until his death in
Osage County, Missouri Osage County is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,274. Its county seat is Linn. The county was organized January 29, 1841, and named from the Osage River. Osage County is p ...
, he served as
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Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick-Past Treasurer's Biography
1792 births 1851 deaths State Auditors of Missouri Secretaries of State of Missouri State treasurers of Missouri Missouri Democrats People from Buckingham County, Virginia People from Callaway County, Missouri 19th-century American politicians {{Missouri-politician-stub