Upon returning he set up business in Auckland importing fruit from the island and selling it on to local grocers.

In 1893 he was elected to the Auckland City Council where he would serve two separate spells totaling 16 years combined.

[3] Three years later he attempted to regain the Auckland Central seat for the Liberal Party, but was again beaten by Parry.

[5] As the local MP, Glover chaired a meeting of 150 people on 20 July 1909 that formed the Auckland Rugby League.

[1] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] His son James Glover, then resident in Australia, enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) eight times between 1915 and 1918 but was discharged for a raft of military offenses.