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Richard H. Glanton, longtime lawyer, business entrepreneur, and innovative former president of the Barnes Foundation, has died at 79

“He was exceptionally bright, courageous, and never afraid to challenge the status quo in pursuit of what he believed was right,” former Gov. Ed Rendell said.

Richard H. Glanton, 79, formerly of Philadelphia, longtime lawyer, onetime executive deputy counsel to former Gov. Dick Thornburgh, business entrepreneur, former Lincoln University trustee, and innovative former president of the Barnes Foundation, di… [5919 chars]

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer | Published: 2026-07-09T20:56:51Z

Credit: The Philadelphia Inquirer

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