Thomas Glassey
1863 — 21 June 1921
Thomas Glassey (11‑22‑1)
Glassey was born in 1844 at Market Hill, Co. Armagh, the son of weaver Willhelm Glassey and Sussannah. From the age of six, he worked as a linen mill weaver before moving to Scotland in 1852 to be a coal miner. Glassey was self‑educated at Sunday school. He married Margaret White in 1864 in Bedlington, Newcastle, England and had a son. He came to Queensland in 1884 after a career as a political agitator in England. Glassey was the MLA for Bundamba from 1888 ‑ 1893 before representing Burke 1894 ‑ 1896 and Bundaberg 1896 ‑ 1901. In 1892, Glassey was the chairman of the Queensland central executive of the Labor Party. After Federation, he switched to federal politics and was a senator from 1901 ‑ 1903. He died on 28 September 1936 in Brisbane.
