10 Facts About James Glen

James Glen was a Scottish politician in the Province of South Carolina.

James Glen is buried in St Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow, Scotland.

James Glen was born in Linlithgow in 1701 to Alexander James Glen and his wife Marion Graham.

James Glen later rose to be provost of Linlithgow from 1724 to 1726 and again 1730 to 1736, becoming official keeper of Linlithgow Palace in 1743.

James Glen began travelling to America in 1739 but returned permanently to his home town from 1757, living at Cross House in Linlithgow.

James Glen has the longest term of governorship of any of those of colonial South Carolina.

James Glen's term was noted for extensive dealings with Native American tribes on the colony's western and southern borders.

James Glen stayed in Britain to protest this change, and William Bull acted as governor in his stead.

James Glen was noted for forging a 1755 treaty with the Cherokee, known as the Treaty of Saluda Old Town, in present-day Saluda County and the building of Fort Prince George near Keowee River.

James Glen was responsible for promoting an official policy that aimed to create in Indians an "aversion" to African Americans in an attempt to thwart possible alliances between them.