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

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

Biography

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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

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  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.