William 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