Presley Thornton Glass
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district
In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
Preceded by	Rice A. Pierce
Succeeded by	Rice A. Pierce
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office 1848 1882
Personal details
Born	October 18, 1824 (1824-10-18) Halifax County
Died	October 9, 1902 (1902-10-10) (aged 77) Ripley, Tennessee
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sarah C. Partee Glass
Children	Hiram D. Glass James Nelson Glass
Alma mater	Lexington (Kentucky) Law School
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Presley Thornton Glass (October 18, 1824 – October 9, 1902) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.

Biography

Glass was born on October 18, 1824, in Houston, Virginia in Halifax County son of Dudley and Nancy Carr Glass. In 1828, he moved with his parents to Weakley County, Tennessee, where he attended Dresden Academy. He was elected colonel of militia when he was eighteen years of age. He studied law, attended one course at Lexington (Kentucky) Law School. He married Sarah C. Partee on December 20, 1848. They had two children, Hiram D. and James Nelson.^[1]

Career

Glass was admitted to the bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Ripley, Tennessee. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1848 and again in 1882.

During the Civil War, Glass served as commissary with the rank of major in the Confederate service.^[2]

Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, Glass served from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1889.^[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1888.

Death

Glass died in Ripley, Tennessee, on October 9, 1902 (77 years, 356 days). He is interred at Maplewood Cemetery.^[4]