Presley T. Glass
Presley Thornton Glass (born October 18, 1824 in Houston , Halifax County , Virginia , † October 9, 1902 in Ripley , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1889 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .
Career
As early as 1828, Presley Glass came with his parents to Weakley County in Tennessee, where he attended the Dresden Academy . At the age of 18 he became an officer in the state militia. After a subsequent law degree at Lexington Law School in Kentucky and his admission as a lawyer in 1847, he began to work in Ripley in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1848, Glass was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives. During the Civil War he was a major in the Confederation Army . He was responsible for supplying the troops with food. In 1882 he was re-elected to the state parliament.
In the 1884 congressional election , Glass was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Rice Alexander Pierce on March 4, 1885 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1889 . In 1888 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. Instead, his predecessor Pierce was put up as a Democratic candidate and ultimately elected.
After leaving the US House of Representatives, Glass withdrew from politics. He died in Ripley on October 9, 1902.
Web links
- Presley T. Glass in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Presley T. Glass in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Glass, Presley T. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glass, Presley Thornton (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1824 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Virginia |
DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1902 |
Place of death | Ripley , Tennessee |