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Glass family of Lynchburg, Virginia

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  Robert Henry Glass (1822-1896) — also known as Robert H. Glass — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., December 27, 1822. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1860. Died in Lynchburg, Va., May 7, 1896 (age 73 years, 132 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas W. Glass (1796-1847) and Lavinia (Cauthorne) Glass; married, November 25, 1846, to August Elizabeth Christian (1826-1860); father of Meta Glass (president, Sweet Briar College, 1925-46) and Carter Glass; grandfather of Carter Glass, Jr. (1893-1955).
  Political family: Glass family of Lynchburg, Virginia.
  Carter Glass (1858-1946) — also known as George Carter Glass; "Father of the Federal Reserve"; "Pluck" — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Lynchburg, Va., January 4, 1858. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Virginia state senate, 1899-1902; delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention from Lynchburg city, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from Virginia 6th District, 1902-18; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Virginia, 1916-28; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1918-20; U.S. Senator from Virginia, 1920-46; died in office 1946; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, from congestive heart failure, in his room at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., May 28, 1946 (age 88 years, 144 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Henry Glass and August Elizabeth (Christian) Glass (1826-1860); married 1886 to Mary Aurelia Caldwell (1859-1937); married, June 22, 1940, to Mary Everett (Scott) Meade (1886-1959); father of Carter Glass, Jr. (1893-1955).
  Political family: Glass family of Lynchburg, Virginia.
  Glass House (offices, built 1926), at Harvard University Business School, Boston, Massachusetts, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carter Glass, Jr. (1893-1955) — also known as George Carter Glass, Jr. — of Lynchburg, Va. Born in Lynchburg, Va., March 29, 1893. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper editor. Died, in Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg, Va., December 1, 1955 (age 62 years, 247 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Carter Glass (1858-1946) and Aurelia (Caldwell) Glass (1859-1937); married to Maria Binford Thomas (1886-1979); grandson of Robert Henry Glass.
  Political family: Glass family of Lynchburg, Virginia.
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