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Nat Glover
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| Sheriff of Duval County, Florida | |
| In office November 20, 1995 – November 20. 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Jim McMillan |
| Succeeded by | John Rutherford |
| President of Edward Waters University | |
| In office May, 2010 Interim: May–February 2011 – May, 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Claudette Williams |
| Succeeded by | A. Zachary Faison, Jr. |
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Nathaniel Glover Jr.
March 29, 1943 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Doris J. Bailey |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Edward Waters University, University of North Florida, FBI National Academy |
| Occupation | President of Edward Waters University |
Nathaniel Glover Jr. (born March 29, 1943) is an American leader. He was a police officer and sheriff. He also led a university. Glover is known for being a pioneer in Jacksonville, Florida. He was the first African American elected sheriff in Florida. This happened after the Reconstruction period ended.
Glover ran for mayor. He also served as the President of Edward Waters University. This university was Florida's first school for African-Americans. He was president from 2010 to 2018. Before that, he was the Sheriff of Jacksonville. He served from 1995 to 2003. He had worked for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office since 1966.
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Early Life and Education
Nat Glover was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He went to public schools there. As a young man in the early 1960s, he experienced racism. One day, he was walking home from work. He accidentally became part of an event called Ax Handle Saturday.
On that day, a group of white men gathered. They had axe handles and baseball bats. They attacked Civil rights protesters. Glover ran to the police for help. But he was told to leave or risk being hurt. Later, police arrested black youth who tried to protect the protesters.
Glover graduated from Edward Waters University in 1966. He earned a master's degree from the University of North Florida. He also graduated from the FBI National Academy. Glover was a starting linebacker and team captain for the Edward Waters College football team.
Becoming Sheriff
Glover started his career in law enforcement in 1966. He worked for the old Jacksonville Police Department. After the city government changed, he became an investigator. This was with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) in 1969. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1974.
In 1991, he became Director of Police Services. This was one of the JSO's highest positions. Glover was a Democrat. He was elected Sheriff of Jacksonville in 1995. He was re-elected in 1999.
In 2000, a 15-year-old named Brenton Butler was falsely accused of a crime. Butler later said he was forced to confess. The JSO and the State Attorney's Office later apologized to him. This was an unusual step.
Running for Mayor
In 2003, Nat Glover ran for Mayor of Jacksonville. He lost to Republican candidate John Peyton. This was the most expensive mayoral race in Jacksonville's history. An African-American had not been mayor in Jacksonville until 2011.
Glover's campaign focused on education and growing the city. He wanted Jacksonville to show how great it was. During the campaign, some racist acts happened. Vandalism with racial slurs appeared on a supporter's business. Racist graffiti was also spray-painted on Glover's campaign office.
After leaving the Sheriff's Office, Glover served on several boards. He also became a special adviser at the University of North Florida. He worked with former Jacksonville Mayor John Delaney.
Nat Glover and his wife, Doris J. Bailey, have two children. They also have two grandsons and a granddaughter. He admires Martin Luther King Jr. and the Wright brothers. Glover once said, "I always felt like if I could make the children and the senior citizens safe, everyone in between would be OK."
Leading Edward Waters University
Glover always stayed connected to his alma mater, Edward Waters University. He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. In 2005, he helped search for a new university president. This was after problems with the school's accreditation.
Glover joined the university's board of trustees in 2008. In 2010, he became the interim president. In February 2011, he was made the permanent president. In 2014, he was a finalist for a top university president award. In September 2017, Glover announced he would retire in May 2018.
