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GLENDY, William Marshall, naval officer, born in Virginia in 1801 ; died in Baltimore, Maryland, 16 July, 1873. He was appointed midshipman in 18118, commissioned lieutenant in 1827, and served successively with the Brazil and Pacific squadrons. In 1847 he was made commander, and served in the Mediterranean for eighteen months. Subsequently he commanded in the East Indies. In 1855 he was made captain, and in 1861-'2 served as senior officer on the coast of Africa. He was promoted to the rank of commodore in 1862, and in the following year was made prize commissioner in Washington, D.C. He served six months as lighthouse-inspector, and in 1865 retired from active service.
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