Thomas Glascock Biographical Sketch

The following article was produced from original articles by Casey Thigpen that appeared in The Warrenton Clipper newspaper, 10 May 1940, 24 May 1940, and 31 May 1940. It was updated by Ray Thigpen, 26 January 2002, and submitted for publication to the Glascock County GAGenWeb Site.

Thomas Glascock was born in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, on October 21, 1790. He attended their public schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced a practice in Augusta, Georgia. He was captain of Volunteers in the War of 1812, served with the rank of brigadier general in the Seminole War of 1817. He was a Democrat member of the State house of representatives 1821, 1823, 1831, 1834 and 1839. He served as speaker of the house in 1833 and 1834. Thomas Glascock was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-Fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John W.A. Sanford. He was re-elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-Fifth Congress and served from October 5, 1835 to March 3, 1839. He was chairman of the Committee on Militia and retired from public service where he lived in Decatur, Georgia, until his death on May 19, 1841. He is buried in the City Cemetery of Augusta, Georgia.

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