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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaThomas GLASCOCK
(1790-1841)
GLASCOCK, Thomas, a
Representative from Georgia; born in Augusta, Ga., October 21,
1790; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the
bar and commenced practice in Augusta; delegate to the
constitutional convention in 1798; captain of Volunteers in the War
of 1812; served with the rank of brigadier general in the Seminole
War in 1817; member of the State house of representatives 1821,
1823, 1831, 1834, 1839, serving as speaker in 1833 and 1834;
elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of John W.A. Sanford; reelected
as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress and served from October
5, 1835, to March 3, 1839; chairman, Committee on Militia
(Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Congresses); retired from public
life; lived in Decatur, Ga. until his death there May 19, 1841;
interment in the City Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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