William Glasgow (general)

Major General The Honourable
Sir William Glasgow
KCB, CMG, DSO, VD
Major General The Honourable Sir William Glasgow KCB, CMG, DSO, VD
	Glasgow in 1930
Australian High Commissioner to Canada
	In office; December 1939 – February 1945
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Alfred Stirling
Minister for Defence
	In office; 2 April 1927 – 22 October 1929
Preceded by	Sir Neville Howse
Succeeded by	Albert Green
Minister for Home and Territories
	In office; 18 June 1926 – 2 April 1927
Preceded by	George Pearce
Succeeded by	Charles Marr
Senator for Queensland
	In office; 1 July 1920 – 30 June 1932
Personal details
Born	6 June 1876; Tiaro, Queensland, Australia
Died	4 July 1955 (aged 79); Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Nationalist (to 1931); UAP (from 1931)
Spouse	Annie Stumm (m. 1904)
Relations	Jacob Stumm (father-in-law)
Profession	Army officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	Colony of Queensland; Australia
Branch/service	Queensland Defence Force; Australian Army
Years of service	1897–c.1920s
Rank	Major General
Commands	4th Division (1921); 1st Division (1918–19); 13th Brigade (1916–18); 2nd Light Horse Regiment (1915–16)
Battles/wars	Second Boer War; First World War Gallipoli campaign; Western Front Battle of Amiens; Second Battle of the Somme; Battle of the Hindenburg Line; ; ;
Awards	Knight 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.

Major General The Honourable Sir William Glasgow KCB, CMG, DSO, VD
Glasgow in 1930

Australian High Commissioner to Canada
In office December 1939 – February 1945
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Alfred Stirling
Minister for Defence
In office 2 April 1927 – 22 October 1929
Preceded by	Sir Neville Howse
Succeeded by	Albert Green
Minister for Home and Territories
In office 18 June 1926 – 2 April 1927
Preceded by	George Pearce
Succeeded by	Charles Marr
Senator for Queensland
In office 1 July 1920 – 30 June 1932

Personal details
Born	6 June 1876 (1876-06-06) Tiaro, Queensland, Australia
Died	4 July 1955(1955-07-04) (aged 79) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political party	Nationalist (to 1931) UAP (from 1931)
Spouse	Annie Stumm (m. 1904)
Relations	Jacob Stumm (father-in-law)
Profession	Army officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	Colony of Queensland Australia
Branch/service	Queensland Defence Force Australian Army
Years of service	1897–c.1920s
Rank	Major General
Commands	4th Division (1921) 1st Division (1918–19) 13th Brigade (1916–18) 2nd Light Horse Regiment (1915–16)
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War Gallipoli campaign Western Front Battle of Amiens Second Battle of the Somme Battle of the Hindenburg Line
Awards	Knight 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)