George Washington Glasscock, Jr.

Full Name: George Washington Glasscock, Jr.
Date of birth: January 10, 1846
Date of death: May 11, 1911

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	20	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909	30th ⁽¹⁾ 29th ⁽²⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Georgetown / Williamson	Dean of the Senate. (30th)	Burnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson
S	24	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893	21st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 22nd ⁽³⁾	Unaffiliated	Georgetown / Williamson		Burnet, Travis, Williamson
S	24	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889	19th ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ 20th ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Georgetown / Williamson		Burnet, Travis, Williamson

(1) 30th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 29th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(4) "Report has it that Senator Glasscock will be tendered the [independent] nomination for the state senate," 7/25/1888, p. 9. Galveston Daily News.
(5) Glasscock elected as an independent, 11/15/1888, p. 12. Galveston Daily News.
(6) Glasscock defeated the nominee of the Democratic Convention; however, "he maintained his allegiance to the Democratic Party throughout the canvas", p. 148-149. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
(7) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(8) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(9) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(10) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(11) 19th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/13/1885, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 20
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th ⁽¹⁾ 29th ⁽²⁾ 30th ⁽¹⁾
Dean of the Senate. (30th)
(30th)
(30th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson
Counties in district: Burnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson

Senate District 24
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 21st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 22nd ⁽³⁾
Party: Unaffiliated
Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson
Counties in district: Burnet, Travis, Williamson

Senate District 24
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 19th ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ 20th ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Georgetown / Williamson
Counties in district: Burnet, Travis, Williamson

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

GLASSCOCK, GEORGE WASHINGTON, JR. (1845-1911) Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, George W. Glasscock, Jr., p. 274. Gives 1845-01-10 as birth date. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1890.
Biographical sketch, George W. Glasscock, pp. 80-81. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Portrait and biographical sketch, George Washington Glasscock, pp. 77-78. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Portrait and biographical sketch, George Washington Glasscock, pp. 146-150. Relatives: George Washington Glasscock, Sr. - father; George Washington Glasscock, Jr. - son. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Portrait and biographical sketch, George W. Glasscock, pp. 210-212. Born 1/10/1846 in Travis County. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.

Other Resources

G.W. Glasscock (George Washington Glasscock, Jr.), birth date 1/10/1846, death date 5/11/1911, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Georgetown, Williamson County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of Albert H. Glasscock, Volume II, pp. 441-442. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.

Photographs

Photograph. G.W. Glasscock, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.W. Glasscock, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. W. Glasscock, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.W. Glasscock, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.W. Glasscock, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.W. Glasscock, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 Agricultural Affairs (Chair) Educational Affairs Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Asylums
29th R.S. - 1905 County and County Boundaries Educational Affairs Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Public Health State Affairs State Asylums
22nd R.S. - 1891 Education (Chair) Finance Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands Roads and Bridges Towns, Cities and Corporations
21st R.S. - 1889 Capitol Grounds Counties and County Boundaries Education Engrossed Bills Finance General Land Office (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Penitentiaries Privilege and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands Road Legislation Roads and Bridges State Asylums
20th R.S. - 1887 Education (Chair) Executive Mansion Finance General Land Office Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs New Capitol, Furnishing New Capitol, Grounds and Cost of Furnishing Proposition by T.H. Wheless, Stenographic Report of the Proceedings of the Legislature Rules State Asylum State Schools at Agricultural & Mechanical College and Prairie View Normal School (Co-Chair)
19th R.S. - 1885 Capitol Contract Education Judiciary No. 1 Laying the Cornerstone of the New Capitol Military Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Public Printing State Asylums

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Party information is not available for the 1st-11th Legislatures.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.