David H. Glass

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David H. Glass
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Attala County district
In office
January 1956 – January 1960
In office
January 1940 – January 1948
In office
January 1920 – January 1936
Personal details
Born(1887-08-08)August 8, 1887
Sallis, Mississippi
DiedMay 1979(1979-05-00) (aged 91)
Political partyDemocrat

David Henry Glass (August 8, 1887 - May 1979) was a longtime Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Attala County.

Biography[edit]

David Henry Glass was born on August 8, 1887, in Sallis, Mississippi.[1][2][3] His father Henry Clay Glass was from Texas.[4] He was a lawyer, farmer, and timber grower.[3] He fought in and was a veteran of World War I.[1] He was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for a total of 28 years, representing Attala County, from 1920 to 1936, from 1940 to 1948, and from 1956 to 1960.[3] While living in Kosciusko, he died in May 1979.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1944). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1944]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 14.
  2. ^ a b "David Glass in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Mississippi. Legislature (January 1, 1956). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1956]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 24.
  4. ^ History, Mississippi Dept of Archives and (1924). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 188.