Robert J. 'Bob' Glasgow

Full Name: Robert Joe "Bob" Glasgow
Date of birth: February 28, 1942
Date of death: September 22, 2023

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	22	Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 12, 1993	72nd ⁽¹⁾ 71st 72nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath	Senate President Pro Tempore (72nd)	Bosque, Comanche, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise
S	22	Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 10, 1989	69th 70th	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath		Bosque, Comanche, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise
S	22	Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985	68th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath		Bosque, Comanche, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise
S	22	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath		Bosque, Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Wise, Young

(1) 72nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/8/1991. Senate Journal.
(2) 68th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 3/17/1983, p. 495. Drew 2-year term (also see message from President, p. 467). Senate Journal.
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1982 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

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Senate District 22
Jan 10, 1989 - Jan 12, 1993
Legislatures: 72nd ⁽¹⁾ 71st 72nd ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (72nd)
(72nd)
(72nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bosque, Comanche, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise

Senate District 22
Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 10, 1989
Legislatures: 69th 70th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bosque, Comanche, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise

Senate District 22
Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985
Legislatures: 68th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bosque, Comanche, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise

Senate District 22
Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bosque, Comanche, Cooke, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Somervell, Stephens, Wise, Young

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, R.S., SR 299. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
68th Legislature, R.S., SR 215. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
70th Legislature, R.S., SR 129. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 8. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, R.S., SR 184. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., SR 15. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, R.S., HR 803. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 67th Legislature, 1981.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 68th Legislature, 1983.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 69th Legislature, 1985.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 70th Legislature, 1987.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 71st Legislature, 1989.
Biographical sketch and photo. Texas Senate, 72nd Legislature, 1991.

Military Service Notes

United States Army. Texas Senate, 72nd Legislature, 1991.
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 9/25/2023. Death date 9/22/2023. Texas Senate, Secretary of the Senate.
Glasgow, Robert Joe. Texas State Cemetery.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Worst Hypocrite'. Best and Worst Legislators 1991.
Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1989.
Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1987.

Photographs

Photograph. Bob Glasgow, 72nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob Glasgow, 71st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob Glasgow, 70th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob Glasgow, 69th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob Glasgow, 68th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob Glasgow, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

67th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
68th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, west wall. GE.L1). State Preservation Board.
69th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
70th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
71st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
72nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, north wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

72nd R.S. - 1991 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special Committee of the Whole on Redistricting, Special, Subcommittee on Legislative Districts (Chair) Education Environment, Interim Government Efficiency, Interim Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence, Interim (Vice Chair) Nominations, Special State Affairs (Chair) State Affairs Subcommittee on Elections and Ethics (Vice Chair) State Affairs, Interim (Chair) State Affairs, Interim Subcommitee on Workforce Development
71st R.S. - 1989 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Finance (Vice Chair) Judicial Selection Jurisprudence (Chair) Legislative Redistricting, Select (Chair) Public Education, Select State Affairs (Chair) Workers' Compensation Insurance Policies, Special
70th R.S. - 1987 Administration, Special Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice Economic Development (Vice Chair) Finance (Vice Chair) Rules, Special (Chair) Tax Equity, Select Workers Compensation, Select (Co-Chair)
69th R.S. - 1985 Committee of the Whole Senate Criminal Justice Economic Development (Vice Chair) Finance Premium Tax Task Force Texas State Artist
68th R.S. - 1983 Committee of the Whole Senate Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Finance Economic Development (Vice Chair) Finance Judiciary, Select Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Chair)
67th R.S. - 1981 Economic Development Human Resources Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare Jurisprudence Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Vice Chair) Rules of Evidence, Interim

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