Glenn C. Haynes

Glenn Haynes
Warden of Iowa State Penitentiary
In office
September 1, 1933 – June 6, 1942
Preceded byThomas P. Hollowell
Succeeded byPercy A. Lainson
21st Iowa State Auditor
In office
January 1, 1921 – August 31, 1924
GovernorNathan E. Kendall
Preceded byFrank Shaw
Succeeded byJames E. Thomas
Personal details
Born
Glenn Clinton Haynes

(1876-08-25)August 25, 1876
Centerville, Iowa
DiedJune 6, 1942(1942-06-06) (aged 65)
Fort Madison, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Mamie Lane
​
(m. 1896)​
Children2
Military service
BranchIowa National Guard
Service years1898-1936
RankBrigadier General
Unit168th Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsSpanish-American War
World War I
AwardsCroix De Guerre
Distinguished Service Cross

Glenn Clinton Haynes (August 25, 1876 – June 6, 1942) was an United States Army officer and public official, who served as Iowa State Auditor from 1921 to 1924.[1][2][3]

Early life

Haynes was born on August 25, 1876 in Centerville, as one of nine children to Eugene C. Haynes and Elma (Felkner) Haynes in 1876.[1][2][4]

Military career

Haynes served in the Spanish-American War as a sergeant in Company E of the 50th Iowa Volunteer Regiment, but not seeing any active battle.[1][2] Later, during World War I, he was a captain in Company D of the 168th Infantry Regiment.[1][2] He subsequently became a major in the 2nd Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment.[1]

He was awarded the Croix De Guerre and Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery while under fire in France.[2][3]

After successive promotions, towards the end of his career with the Iowa National Guard, he was promoted to Brigadier General.[2] He retired shortly after in 1936.[2]

Government career

Then he worked in the post office as an Assistant Postmaster and Postal Inspector.[1][2]

He served as Iowa Auditor of State from 1921 to 1924.[2] On August 28, 1924, he announced that he would be resigning on August 31, 1924, with four months left to his term, in order to join the Iowa Good Roads Association as Executive Secretary.[5] His Deputy Auditor, J. E. Thomas, succeeded him on September 1st.[5] Haynes served in this role until 1932, and was credited with pulling Iowa "out of the mud" and paving Iowa's highways.[3] Soon after starting this post he toured Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin to see how to implement his program of road improvement in Iowa.[5]

In January 1924, Haynes joined the crowded Republican primary for governor. Other candidates were Iowa House Speaker Joe H. Anderson, Lt. Governor John Hammill, A. J. Banks, W. J. Burbank and Jonas D. Buser.[6][7] Hammill won with 95,318 votes against Burbank's 88,804 votes, Anderson's 74,828 votes, Haynes' 65,088 votes, Buser's 15,459 votes and Banks' 11,097 votes.[7]

In April 1932, Haynes joined the Republican primary for US Senate.[8] Other candidates were incumbent Senator Smith W. Brookhart,[9] Louis Cook,[10] former Iowa Attorney General and Iowa State Senator George Cosson,[11] L. E. Eickelberg[12] and Henry Ames Field.[13] Field won the primary with 197,263 votes compared to Brookhart's 145,902 votes, Haynes' 43,050 votes, Cosson's 29,687 votes, Cook's 12,103 votes and Eickelberg's 8,513 votes.[14][15]

In September 1933, Haynes became the Warden of the Iowa State Prison at Fort Madison, following the prolonged illness of the previous incumbent, Thomas P. Hollowell.[2][3] While in this position, he made several improvements within the prison, such as implementing athletic programs for the inmates.[2][3] He served until his death in 1942.[2]

Personal life

He married Mamie Lane in 1896,[1][2][3] and together they had a son and a daughter.[1][2][3]

Haynes died on June 6, 1942 in Fort Madison of heart disease after several heart attacks in the preceding year.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Glenn C. Haynes" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. p. 286. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Penitentary Warden Dies". Globe Gazette. June 6, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Col. Glenn C. Haynes Dies; Warden of Iowa Prison". The Evening Star. June 6, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "Glenn Haynes' Brother Dies at Council, Idaho". The Des Moines Register. May 5, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Haynes Quits The Auditorship For Good Roads Job". The Daily Nonpareil. August 28, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "State Auditor Casts Eyes for Kendall's Seat". The Muscatine Journal. January 15, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Primary Election, June 1924" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. pp. 469–470. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  8. ^ "Col. Glenn Haynes is Republican Candidate for Senate". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Associated Press. April 3, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Easy for Brookhart". The Algona Upper Des Moines. March 30, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  10. ^ "Four Hats Thrown in Republican Ring to Oppose Brookhart for Senatorship". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. April 3, 1932. p. 4.
  11. ^ "Senator George Cosson". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Eickelberg Runs For U.S. Senate". The Des Moines Tribune. January 18, 1932. p. 11. Retrieved July 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Henry Field Feels Iowa Political Pulse with an Eye to Brookhart's Toga". The Des Moines Register. March 20, 1932. p. 22. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Senatorial Vote". Des Moines Register. June 22, 1932. p. 15. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Iowa Official Register, 1933–34 (PDF). pp. 146–47.
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