Benjamin Zion Glass (April 30, 1897 – March 4, 1972) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2]

Ben Z. Glass
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 6th Milwaukee district
In office
1925
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Zion Glass

(1897-04-30)April 30, 1897
Kamianets-Podilskyi, Russian Empire[1]
DiedMarch 4, 1974(1974-03-04) (aged 76)
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Biography

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Glass was born into a Jewish family in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine).[3][4] He came to the US with his parents in 1903. He graduated from South Division High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1916 and from Marquette University in 1921.[3] He earned his law degree from Marquette University Law School.[2]

Glass was elected to the Assembly in 1924 as a member of the Republican Party.[3]

He later moved to Chicago and then Albuquerque to practice law.[2]

Personal life

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Glass married Charlotte Goldman in 1925.[5]

He was active in B'Nai B'rith on both a local and national level.[2]

He died in Albuquerque, aged 74, after a short illness.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947
  2. ^ a b c d e "Attorney Ben Z. Glass Dies After Brief Illness". Albuquerque Journal. March 4, 1972. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c The Wisconsin Blue Book. Industrial Commission. 1925.
  4. ^ Biographical. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1925. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  5. ^ Assembly, Wisconsin Legislature (1925). Assembly Journal. Wisconsin Legislature.