Ben Z. Glass Explained

State Assembly:Wisconsin
District:6th Milwaukee
Birth Date:30 April 1897
Birth Place:Kamianets-Podilskyi, Russian Empire[1]
Birth Name:Benjamin Zion Glass
Death Place:Albuquerque, New Mexico
Term:1925

Benjamin Zion Glass (April 30, 1897 – March 4, 1972) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[2]

Biography

Glass was born into a Jewish family in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine).[3] [4] He came to the US with his parents in 1903. He graduated from South Division High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1916 and from Marquette University in 1921. He earned his law degree from Marquette University Law School.[2]

Glass was elected to the Assembly in 1924 as a member of the Republican Party.

He later moved to Chicago and then Albuquerque to practice law.[2]

Personal life

Glass married Charlotte Goldman in 1925.[5]

He was active in B'Nai B'rith on both a local and national level.[2]

He died in Albuquerque, aged 74, after a short illness.[2]

Notes and References

  1. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947
  2. News: Attorney Ben Z. Glass Dies After Brief Illness . March 4, 2024 . . March 4, 1972 . 8.
  3. Book: The Wisconsin Blue Book. 1925. Industrial Commission. en.
  4. Book: Biographical. 1925. Wisconsin Blue Book. 2014-02-02.
  5. Book: Assembly, Wisconsin Legislature. Assembly Journal. 1925. Wisconsin Legislature. en.