Background
Gleane was the son of Thomas Gleane of Norwich and was baptised at Street Peter Mancroft, Norwich on 27 June 1564.
Gleane was the son of Thomas Gleane of Norwich and was baptised at Street Peter Mancroft, Norwich on 27 June 1564.
Clare College.
He was awarded Bachelor from Clare College, Cambridge in 1583. In 1610 he was Sheriff of Norwich and in 1615 the Mayor of Norwich. He was knighted on 13 June 1624.
Gleane died at the age of about 69 and was buried at Street Peter Mancroft on 10 May 1633.
Gleane married Maud Suckling, daughter of Robert Suckling of Norwich.
In 1628, he was elected Member of Parliament for Norwich and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.