David Glass (Canadian politician)

David Glass
David Glass
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Middlesex East
	In office; 1872–1874
Preceded by	Crowell Willson
Succeeded by	Crowell Willson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Clements
	In office; 1886–1888
Preceded by	John Allen
Succeeded by	Donald A. Ross
7th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
	In office; April 14, 1887 – June 1888
Preceded by	Alexander Murray
Succeeded by	William Winram
Personal details
Born	July 20, 1829; Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Upper Canada
Died	July 17, 1906 (aged 76); Spokane, Washington, United States
Nationality	British subject
Political party	Independent-Conservative / Conservative Party of Canada
Profession	lawyer

David Glass (July 20, 1829 – July 17, 1906) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament representing Middlesex East from 1872 to 1874.^[1]

He was born in Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Upper Canada in 1829,^[1] the son of Samuel Glass, who had come to Upper Canada from Ireland in 1819,^[2] and Eliza Owrey.^[3] In 1856, he married Sarah Dalton. Glass was called to the bar in 1864 and set up practice in London.^[2] He served on London City Council and was mayor in 1858 and 1865–1866.^[1] In 1876, he was named Queen's Counsel. He moved to Winnipeg in 1882, was called to the Manitoba bar later that year^[2] and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Clements in 1886, serving from 1887 to 1888; he was also Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1887 to 1888.^[1] He retired from politics in 1888 due to poor health.^[3] Glass was solicitor for the city of Winnipeg. He was also master of the local Masonic lodge and a member of the Grand Lodge of Canada.^[2]

He later lived in Rossland, British Columbia and Spokane, Washington,^[3] where he died in 1906.^[4] Glass was buried in London, Ontario.^[3]

Electoral record

1867 Canadian federal election: Bothwell
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	David Mills	1,333
	Conservative	David Glass	1,224
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d David Glass – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1898). The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography (first ed.). Toronto: William Briggs.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "David Glass (1829-1906)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.