Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (d. 1955) was born on January 17, 1886.

January 17, 1886

Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company (d. 1955) was born on January 17, 1886.

Glenn Luther Martin was an early American aviation pioneer. He designed and built his own aircraft and was an active pilot, as well as an aviation record-holder. He founded an aircraft company in 1912 which through several mergers amalgamated into what is today known as Lockheed Martin.