Military Officer, Pioneer, State Congressman Texas, Railroad President, Philanthropist. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the Black Hawk War and commanded Abraham Lincoln in that war. He went into the flatboating business in Illinois with President Abraham Lincoln. In 1835, he went to Texas where he surveyed central and east Texas. He fought in the Texas War of Independence from Mexico and participated in the storming and recapture of the Alamo on December 10, 1835. He helped defeat Mexico in the Texas War of Independence. He was a survivor of the "Grass Fight" and fought at the "Siege of Bexar". He built the first grist mill in Texas. He donated 172 acres of his land to build the city of Georgetown, Texas which was named after him. He was president of the Air-Line Railroad Co. when he died in 1868. He owned hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Williamson & Travis counties. He was listed as one of the Top 10 wealthiest men in Texas in the 19th Century. He represented Travis and Williamson counties in the 10th and 11th State Legislatures. In 1887, the Texas State Legislature created a new county in Texas and named it "Glasscock County" in honor of him.
Military Officer, Pioneer, State Congressman Texas, Railroad President, Philanthropist. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the Black Hawk War and commanded Abraham Lincoln in that war. He went into the flatboating business in Illinois with President Abraham Lincoln. In 1835, he went to Texas where he surveyed central and east Texas. He fought in the Texas War of Independence from Mexico and participated in the storming and recapture of the Alamo on December 10, 1835. He helped defeat Mexico in the Texas War of Independence. He was a survivor of the "Grass Fight" and fought at the "Siege of Bexar". He built the first grist mill in Texas. He donated 172 acres of his land to build the city of Georgetown, Texas which was named after him. He was president of the Air-Line Railroad Co. when he died in 1868. He owned hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Williamson & Travis counties. He was listed as one of the Top 10 wealthiest men in Texas in the 19th Century. He represented Travis and Williamson counties in the 10th and 11th State Legislatures. In 1887, the Texas State Legislature created a new county in Texas and named it "Glasscock County" in honor of him.
Bio by: Jerry A. McAfee
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