Thomas Glascock Jr. | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia'sat-large district | |
| In office October 5, 1835 – March 3, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | John W. A. Sanford |
| Succeeded by | Mark A. Cooper |
| Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1833–1834 | |
| Preceded by | Ashbury Hull |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Day |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1812–1813 | |
| In office 1817–1818 | |
| In office 1821–1824 | |
| In office 1831–1832 | |
| In office 1834–1835 | |
| In office 1839–1840 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1790-10-21)October 21, 1790 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1841(1841-05-19) (aged 50) Decatur, Georgia, U.S. |
Thomas Glascock Jr. (October 21, 1790 – May 19, 1841) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. His wife was Catherine Rector.
Thomas Glascock, Jr. was born inAugusta,Georgia on October 21, 1790, seven years after the end of theAmerican War of Independence. He studied law, gained admission to the state bar, and began practicing law in a career path that would underpin his later political service. Both his father and grandfather had distinguished themselves in military and political service to the new United States. Brigadier General Thomas Glascock Sr. rescuedCount Casimir Pulaski from theSiege of Savannah, while serving in Georgia in theVirginiaDragoons during theAmerican Revolution.[1] General Glascock's subsequent appointment asMarshal of Georgia was conferred upon him by PresidentGeorge Washington on May 31, 1794.[2][3] Thomas Jr's grandfather was ColonelWilliam Glascock, who was acting governor of Georgia for a period during the American Revolution at Augusta. President George Washington stayed with William at the Glascock family plantation in Augusta during his presidency.[1][2]
Glascock was as a captain of Volunteers in theWar of 1812. He was subsequently commissioned as a brigadier general in theGeorgia Militia and served in theFirst Seminole War in 1817. During that campaign, he served under GeneralAndrew Jackson, later President of the United States.[1][4][5] When PresidentJames Monroe visited Augusta in 1819, Major General Valentine Walker and General Thomas Glascock took him on a tour of the U.S. Arsenal being constructed beside the Savannah River.[6]
At the age of 18, Glascock was a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1798. Political offices held by Glascock include theGeorgia State House of Representatives (1812, 1817, 1821, 1823, 1831, 1834, 1839) where he also served as speaker in 1833 and 1834.[1] Upon the resignation ofJohn W. A. Sanford, Glascock was elected to fill Sanford's seat in theUnited States House of Representatives and was reelected in 1836.[7] During his congressional tenure, Glascock served as the chairman of the Committee on Militia.
After his political career, Glascock lived inDecatur, Georgia and died in that city in 1841. He was buried in the City Cemetery in his birthplace of Augusta.Glascock County, Georgia is named in his honor.[8][9][10]
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