William Glasgow (general)

Sir William Glasgow
Glasgow in 1930
Australian High Commissioner to Canada
In office
December 1939 – February 1945
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byAlfred Stirling
Minister for Defence
In office
2 April 1927 – 22 October 1929
Preceded bySir Neville Howse
Succeeded byAlbert Green
Minister for Home and Territories
In office
18 June 1926 – 2 April 1927
Preceded byGeorge Pearce
Succeeded byCharles Marr
Senator for Queensland
In office
1 July 1920 – 30 June 1932
Personal details
Born6 June 1876 (1876-06-06)
Tiaro, Queensland, Australia
Died4 July 1955(1955-07-04) (aged 79)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyNationalist (to 1931)
UAP (from 1931)
Spouse
Annie Stumm
(m. 1904)
RelationsJacob Stumm (father-in-law)
ProfessionArmy officer, politician
Military service
AllegianceColony of Queensland
Australia
Branch/serviceQueensland Defence Force
Australian Army
Years of service1897–c.1920s
RankMajor General
Commands4th Division (1921)
1st Division (1918–19)
13th Brigade (1916–18)
2nd Light Horse Regiment (1915–16)
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (10)
Légion d'Honneur (France)
Croix de Guerre (France)
Croix de Guerre (Belgium)

Major General Sir Thomas William Glasgow KCB, CMG, DSO, VD (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.