Thomas Glass was an Australian politician.

Born in Geelong

Geelong, Victoria

Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...

 to police sergeant William Glass and Eliza Ann Dalton, he was educated at Bendigo

Bendigo, Victoria

Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...

 and worked for stock and station agents, as a storeman in a grocery and as a librarian. An ardent supporter of Federation, he was active in the Australian Natives' Association, serving as director from 1900 and chief president in 1905. On 12 June 1907 he married Kate Pratt Hall. In 1907 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Victorian Legislative Assembly

The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...

 as the Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 member for Bendigo East

Electoral district of Bendigo East

Bendigo East is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a 2,086 km² electorate based around the city of Bendigo, encompassing the localities of Axedale, Bendigo, Bendigo East, Bridgewater, Epsom, Flora Hill, Goornong, Huntly, Kennington,...

, serving until his death in Melbourne

Melbourne

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in 1911.