Bradley M. Glass
{{Short description|American politician (1931–2015)}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1931|1|17}}
|birth_place =Evanston, Illinois
|death_date = {{death date and age|2015|8|6|1931|1|17}}
|death_place =Dodgeville, Wisconsin
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|state_senate = Illinois
|district = 1st
|term_start = {{start date|1973}}
|term_end = {{end date|1979}}
|predecessor = W. Russell Arrington
|successor = Roger Keats
|party = Republican
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|alma_mater=Princeton University (B.A.)
University of Michigan (J.D.)
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|profession = Attorney
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{{MedalSport | Collegiate Wrestling}}
{{MedalCountry |the Princeton Tigers}}
{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1951 Bethlehem| Heavyweight}}
{{MedalBronze|1952 Fort Collins| 191 lb}}
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Bradley McConnell Glass (January 17, 1931 – August 6, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Illinois. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1973 to 1979.
Early life
Bradley McConnell Glass was born on January 17, 1931, in Evanston, Illinois.
Glass was a member of the 1950 College Football All-America Team while at Princeton. He was also on the Princeton wrestling team, winning an NCAA heavyweight title in 1951. He is a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://eiwawrestling.org/HOF/Hall_of_Fame/glass-brad|title=Brad Glass, Princeton '52 - Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association|publisher=|accessdate=3 May 2016}} A lawyer, he was an alumnus of Princeton University in 1953 and University of Michigan Law School. After graduating from Princeton, Glass enlisted in the United States Navy and graduated from Officer Candidate School. Glass retired with the rank of Lieutenant.{{cite news|title=Glass, Bradley M.|date=August 9, 2015|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|page=B3}} He also served on village and school boards. Bradley served as village attorney for Palatine, Illinois and Northfield, Illinois. During this time, Glass was involved with the Regular Republican Organization in Northfield Township as a precinct captain, area director, and executive board member.
Political career
In 1968, Glass was an unsuccessful candidate for the Cook County Circuit Court. In 1970, Glass was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. After W. Russell Arrington announced his retirement, Glass announced his intention to succeed Arrington.{{cite news|last=Nolte|first=Robert|title=Rep. Glass to Seek Arrington's First District Seat in Senate|date=November 26, 1971|newspaper=Chicago Tribune}} In the 1972 general election, Glass defeated Democratic candidate and political science professor Ann Matasar to succeed Arrington in the 1st district.{{cite news|last=Asinoff|first=Lynn|title=1st District State Senate Brad Glass, Republican and Ann Matasar, Democrat|newspaper=The Roselle Register|date=October 14, 1972|page=41}} In the 1978 Republican primary, Glass ran for the Republican nomination for Illinois Treasurer. James M. Skelton, the county treasurer for Champaign County, defeated Glass in the primary with 52% of the vote.{{cite journal|last=Maher|first=Sharon|title=Comptroller, treasurer races too close to call|journal=Illinois Issues|volume=4|number=8|publisher=Sangamon State University|access-date=September 7, 2021|issn=0738-9663|url=https://www.lib.niu.edu/1978/ii780804.html}} Glass was succeeded by fellow Republican Roger A. Keats in the Illinois Senate.{{cite journal|editor-last=|editor-first=|title=GOP will gain seats in Senate: But not enough|journal=Illinois Issues|volume=4|number=8|page=23|publisher=Sangamon State University|issn=0738-9663|access-date=July 15, 2021|url=https://www.lib.niu.edu/1978/ii780822.html}}
Post-political career
In 1987, Glass and his wife moved to Dodgeville, Wisconsin where he practiced law and was the Dodgeville village attorney. While a Wisconsin resident, Glass served as a member of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway BoardWisconsin Blue Book 1997-1998 page 493 and the Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission.Wisconsin Blue Book 2013-2014 page 564 He died in Dodgeville, Wisconsin on August 6, 2015, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.{{cite journal|editor-last=Marks|editor-first=Marilyn H.|title=Memorial: Bradley M. Glass '53|journal=Princeton Alumni Weekly|volume=116|number=10|date=April 6, 2016|page=64|url=https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/bradley-m-glass-%E2%80%9953}}{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=bradley-glass&pid=175466503|title=Bradley Glass|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=3 May 2016}}{{cite book|editor-last=Howlett|editor-first=Michael|title=Illinois Blue Book 1975-1976|page=72|publisher=Illinois Secretary of State|location=Springfield, Illinois|access-date=September 7, 2021|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/36131/}}{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glass.html|title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Glass|author=Lawrence Kestenbaum|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=2015-02-11}}{{cite book|title=The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory|author1=Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Inc|author2=Martindale-Hubbell (Firm)|date=1992|issue=v. 1–10; v. 12–15; v. 17|publisher=Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated|isbn=9781561600212|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgU8AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=2015-02-11}}
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Category:Politicians from Evanston, Illinois
Category:Military personnel from Evanston, Illinois
Category:People from Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Category:Princeton University alumni
Category:University of Michigan Law School alumni
Category:School board members in Illinois
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Category:Republican Party Illinois state senators
Category:Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
Category:People from Northfield, Illinois
Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly
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