William Glass, Esquire
illiam Glass was born at St. Clair, Michigan in 1853. He studied law in Cleveland, Ohio and subsequently became a sailor on the
Great Lakes. He came to Dakota and
settled on the site of Cooperstown, March of 1881. He was elected justice of peace for the county of Griggs in
November of 1882. He opened a real
estate and loan office soon after he arrived. He had two brothers, A.J. and N. J. Glass who owned farms near
Cooperstown. He remained in the
law, real estate and land office business here until 1910.
Source: Cooperstown, North Dakota 1882-1982 page 19
