William Glasgow (general), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Glasgow (general)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1876

Place of Birth: Tiaro, Queensland, Australia

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1955

Profession: politician, military officer, diplomat

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Major General Sir Thomas William Glasgow (6 June 1876 – 4 July 1955) was a senior Australian Army officer and politician.
Glasgow rose to prominence during the First World War as a brigade and later divisional commander on the Western Front.
Post-war, he was elected to the Australian Senate, representing Queensland as a Nationalist Party member from 1919 to 1931, before appointment as Australian High Commissioner to Canada.
In 1945, Glasgow returned to Australia and resumed his private business interests.
He died in Brisbane in 1955, at the age of 79.