William E. Glasscock

William Ellsworth "Willy" Glasscock (December 13, 1862 – April 12, 1925) was an American politician who served as the 13th governor of West Virginia as a Republican from 1909 to 1913.

Biography

William Glasscock was born on a farm near Arnettsville, Virginia, now part of Monongalia County, West Virginia on December 13, 1862. He was educated in the local public school system and graduated from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Glasscock worked for several years as a teacher, becoming the superintendent of schools in 1887 before leaving education to become the clerk of the county circuit court in 1890. He worked as an attorney for Senator Stephen B. Elkins. At Elkins' recommendation, Glasscock was appointed as the internal revenue collection for the District of West Virginia in 1905 by President Theodore Roosevelt. He died at home at Morgantown, West Virginia early in the morning of April 12, 1925, with wire reports attributing his demise to a "general breakdown of health."

Glasscock was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, with the minister of the local Methodist Episcopal Church officiating.