Glenn L. Emmons

Glenn Leonidas Emmons
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
In office
August 10, 1953 – September 20, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byDillon S. Myer
Succeeded byPhilleo Nash
Personal details
Born(1895-08-15)August 15, 1895
Atmore, Alabama
DiedMarch 14, 1980 (Aged 84)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Political partyRepublican
OccupationBanker, Politician

Glenn Leonidas Emmons (1895-1980) was an American banker and politician who served as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, succeeding Dillon S. Myer. in addition, he was a candidate for Governor of New Mexico in 1944.[1]

  1. ^ New York Times. "Indian Director Sworn In: Glenn L. Emmons Takes Office Succeeding Dillon S. Myer." August 11, 1953.