Milton Willits Glenn (June 18, 1903 – December 14, 1967) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1957 to 1965.
Biography Glenn attended Atlantic City High School and later Georgetown University in 1921 and 1922 and graduated from Dickinson School of Law in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1924."Voter's Information Page; Candidates Express Views", The Press of Atlantic City, November 2, 1957. Accessed October 12, 2025, via Newspapers.com. He was admitted to the bar in 1925 and commenced practice in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was the municipal magistrate in Margate City, from January 1940 to November 1943.
World War II During World War II, Glenn was commissioned a lieutenant in the United States Navy and served from November 1943 to June 1946, and subsequently served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve.
After the war, he was elected to serve on the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders from June 1946 to January 1951.
Congress He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly for an unexpired term in 1950, and was reelected in 1951, 1953, and 1955. He was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of T. Millet Hand; reelected to the Eighty-sixth, Eighty-seventh and Eighty-eighth Congresses, serving in the House from November 5, 1957, to January 3, 1965. Glenn voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1960 and 1964, as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Glenn was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress, falling to Democrat Thomas C. McGrath Jr., who was making his first run for elective office.Staff. "T. C. McGrath Jr., 66, Former Congressman", The New York Times, January 20, 1994. Accessed April 10, 2008. "He was a longtime resident of Margate, N.J. He was elected to the Second District Congressional seat in his first attempt for elected office in 1964. His upset victory unseated incumbent Republican Milton Glenn, who was running for his fifth term."
Later career and death After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. Glenn died at his home in Margate City, New Jersey, on December 14, 1967."Milton Glenn, 64, Legislator, Dies; Ex-Jersey Representative Had Been Assemblyman", The New York Times, December 17, 1967. Accessed October 12, 2025. "Margate, N. J., Dec. 16— Former Representative Milton W. Glenn died of a heart attack Thursday night in his home at 103 North Pembroke Avenue." He was interred at West Creek Cemetery in West Creek, New Jersey.
Electoral history
United States House of Representatives
References
External links
Milton Willits Glenn at The Political Graveyard