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Glasscock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census,its population was 1,116. Its county seat is Garden City. The county was created in 1887 and later organized in 1893. It is named for George Washington Glasscock,an early settler of the Austin,Texas area and the namesake of Georgetown,Texas.
William Ellsworth Glasscock was an American politician who served as the 13th Governor of West Virginia as a Republican from 1909 to 1913.
The Newton Boys is a 1998 American Western crime film directed by Richard Linklater,who co-wrote the screenplay with Claude Stanush and Clark Lee Walker. It is based on Stanush's 1994 book of the same name,which tells the true story of the Newton Gang,a family of bank and train robbers from Uvalde,Texas. The film stars Matthew McConaughey,who was actually born in Uvalde,Skeet Ulrich,Ethan Hawke,Vincent D'Onofrio,and Dwight Yoakam. It was filmed throughout Texas including the towns of Bertram,Austin,Bartlett,New Braunfels,and San Antonio.
John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895. Nicknamed "Pebbly Jack",he was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times;he was the only shortstop to lead in fielding percentage and total chances in a season three different times until Luis Aparicio matched him. Ozzie Smith eventually surpassed Glasscock's marks in the 1980s;Glasscock also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890 batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice;in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop,and ended his career with major league records for games (1,628),putouts (2,821),assists (5,630),total chances (9,283),double plays (620) and fielding percentage (.910) at the position. When he retired he ranked fifth in major league history in games (1,736) and at bats (7,030),seventh in total bases (2,630) and eighth in doubles (313).
Garden City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Glasscock County,Texas,United States. It lies near the center of the county,27 miles (43 km) south of Big Spring. Garden City serves as the Glasscock County seat,and at the 2010 census had a population of 334. The ZIP code is 79739.
Henry Drury Hatfield was an American Republican politician from Logan County,West Virginia. He served a term as the 14th Governor of the state,in addition to one term in the United States Senate. Hatfield was nephew to Devil Anse Hatfield,leader of the Hatfield clan.
William Gustavus Conley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the Attorney General of West Virginia (1908-1913) and 18th Governor of West Virginia as a Republican.
"Sailing" is a 1979 soft rock song written and recorded by American artist Christopher Cross. It was released in June 1980 as the second single from his eponymous debut album (1979). The song was a success in the United States,reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on August 30,1980,where it stayed for one week. The song also won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year,Song of the Year,and Arrangement of the Year,and helped Cross win the Best New Artist award. VH1 named "Sailing" the most "softsational soft rock" song of all time.
Glasscock County Independent School District is a public school district located in Garden City,Texas,U.S. The district educates about 300 students in two schools.
Arnettsville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County,West Virginia,United States. It lies south of Georgetown on U.S. Route 19. Arnettsville was originally known as Yukon. It is included in the Morgantown,West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Paint Creek–Cabin Creek Strike,or the Paint Creek Mine War,was a confrontation between striking coal miners and coal operators in Kanawha County,West Virginia,centered on the area enclosed by two streams,Paint Creek and Cabin Creek.
The Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University offers the Houston community the opportunity to study personal and professional areas of interest. It is named in honor of an endowment from Susanne and Melbern Glasscock.
Kenton Lee "Kent" Glasscock is a former Republican politician from Manhattan,Kansas. Glasscock was born in Warrensburg,Missouri,to Bill and Frances Glasscock. He served as Speaker of the House of the State of Kansas from 2001 to 2003. During his tenure,he served as the co-author of Governor Bill Graves budgets. Glasscock served as State Representative from the 62nd District from 1991-2003,was mayor of Manhattan in 1989 and served as a city commissioner from 1987-1990.
Mary Miller Glasscock (1872–1925) was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia William E. Glasscock and served as that state's First Lady,1909–1913. She was born September 8,1872,at Arnettsville,West Virginia. In 1888,just shy of her 16th birthday,she married William E. Glasscock. As first lady,she hosted social gatherings and participated in Charleston civic affairs.
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Glasscock County,Texas.
Sarah Glasscock is an American writer of fiction and education works. She is a fifth-generation Texan living in Austin,Texas. Glasscock completed her M.A. in creative writing at New York University,and has been the recipient of several writing fellowships. Her short stories have appeared in numerous journals;Random House published her first novel,Anna L.M.N.O. (1988).
Herbert Marcus Glasscock was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The 1908 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 3,concurrently with the Presidential election. Republican nominee William E. Glasscock was elected Governor of West Virginia,defeating Democratic nominee Louis Bennett Sr.
Benjamin Franklin Morris II was an American coal miner,labor leader,activist,and mayor. From 1906 until 1913,Morris represented coal miners across the United States,and was the principal representative for miners in Paint Creek during the West Virginia coal wars. Morris was secretary of the United Mine Workers of America and on the UMWA's International Executive Board. During his time at UMWA he worked alongside labor rights activists Mother Jones,John Phillip White,John Mitchell,and Thomas Lewis. Morris was appointed in 1911 by West Virginia Governor William E. Glasscock to be a delegate to the American Mining Congress;served as a delegate to the West Virginia Democratic State Convention in 1932–33;and,served 22 years as mayor of the town of Marmet,West Virginia.
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- ↑ "The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007". Vavh.electionstats.com. 1931-11-19. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ↑ "Sam Glasscock".