Judge John Glenn (1795-1853)

ID: 143 ~ Source: Find A Grave. Photo added by James Harrison Turner. ~ Date: Mid-19th century
This file appears in: Horse Racing at Hilton
Judge John Glenn (1795-1853)

John Glenn purchased the Hilton estate to raise racehorses and this endeavor continued on the land for 38 years after his death.

This file appears in: Horse Racing at Hilton

By Clara Weaver
Like many Baltimore County plantations in the mid-19th century, the grounds of the Hilton estate were well acquainted with the sound of beating horse hooves. In 1842, future U.S. Fourth District Court Judge, John Glenn, bought Hilton to raise…