James Glasgow

1916 - 1993  (77 years)

• Name	James Glasgow  [1, 2]
  Birth	1916
  Gender	Male
  Death	Oct 1993  [2]
  Person ID	I290629	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family	Dolores Shirley Ledger,   b. 27 Feb 1929, Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey d. 30 Sep 1999 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F116279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2021

  
  

• Notes

  The Philadelphia Inquirer (PA) ovember 2, 1993 James Glasgow, 76, of Worcester, president and chief executive officer of Glasgow Inc., a highway-building and heavy-construction company, died Friday at Lankenau Hospital. Mr. Glasgow spent his adult life in heavy construction, beginning as a truck driver and crane operator for the small firm founded by his father, Samuel. When his father died in 1956, Mr. Glasgow took over and expanded the company until at one time it was building highways or laying long-line telephone cable in states from New Jersey to Kentucky. The company, with headquarters in Glenside, built sections of the Blue Route, the Schuylkill Expressway and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The company also owns and operates four quarries and about 12 asphalt plants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Glasgow took great pride in the firm's equipment, making sure the company's orange trucks were always clean and in top shape. He also enjoyed attending equipment sales and shows around the country. He was a longtime director of the Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania, which twice elected him president. He was a life director and former district vice president of the Association of Pennsylvania Constructors, and was a life director of the Association of General Contractors. For more than 28 years, he was a member of the Moles, a national organization for leaders in the construction industry. Mr. Glasgow's hobbies were farming and hunting. He owned two farms totaling about 200 acres in Worcester, and while he was healthy enjoyed driving tractors and supervising the plowing, planting and harvesting there. He hunted mainly birds on his properties or on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He was a Mason and a regular contributor to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. He is survived by his wife, Dolores Murphy Glasgow; daughter, Lois Ann; stepchildren, Albert B. Murphy and Susan Murphy Watson, and two grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S43361] Social Security Applications and Claims Index (Reliability: 3). Name: Dolores Shirley Ledger [Dolores Murphy] [Dolores Glasgow] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 27 Feb 1929 Birth Place: Bordentown B, New Jersey Death Date: 30 Sep 1999 Father: Charles E Ledger Mother: Alma I Zulker SSN: 152223127 Notes: Jun 1946: Name listed as DOLORES SHIRLEY LEDGER; Apr 1953: Name listed as DOLORES MURPHY; Feb 1966: Name listed as DOLORES GLASGOW; 15 Oct 1999: Name listed as DOLORES S GLASGOW [S68544] Obituary, The Press of Atlantic City (NJ), Dolores S. Glasgow, (October 3, 1999).