Ben Z. Glass
Ben Z. Glass | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 6th Milwaukee district | |
| In office 1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Zion Glass April 30, 1897 Kamianets-Podilskyi, Russian Empire[1] |
| Died | March 4, 1974 (aged 76) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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[edit]
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.[3] 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.[3]
He later moved to Chicago and then Albuquerque to practice law.[2]
Personal life[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940–1947
- ^ a b c d e "Attorney Ben Z. Glass Dies After Brief Illness". Albuquerque Journal. March 4, 1972. p. 8. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c The Wisconsin Blue Book. Industrial Commission. 1925.
- ^ Biographical. Wisconsin Blue Book. 1925. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ Assembly, Wisconsin Legislature (1925). Assembly Journal. Wisconsin Legislature.
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- American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
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