C. Henry Glovsky
| C. Henry Glovsky | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 2nd Essex district | |
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In office 1953–1957 |
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| Preceded by | Christopher H. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Tuckerman |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 15th Essex district | |
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In office 1951–1953 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew E. Faulkner |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Tuckerman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1918 Salem, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 7, 2002 (aged 84) Beverly, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Dartmouth College Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Attorney State legislator |
C. Henry Glovsky was an American attorney and politician from Beverly, Massachusetts who served in the Massachusetts General Court. He also played a role in the founding of the North Shore Music Theatre and Montserrat College of Art.
Glovsky was born on March 26, 1918 in Salem, Massachusetts. He graduated from Beverly High School in 1935, Dartmouth College in 1939, and Harvard Law School in 1942. While at Dartmouth he spent a year at the London School of Economics.
Glovsky was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1942. That same year he enlisted in the United States Army as a private. He served for four years, including two in the China Burma India Theater, and was discharged as a captain. After his discharge, Glovsky founded the firm of Glovsky & Glovsky with his father.
In April 1951, Glovsky was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in a special election to succeed the deceased Andrew E. Faulkner. He defeated Democrat Mary B. Amory by 3,258 votes. In 1953, Glovsky ran in a special election for the 2nd Essex seat in the Massachusetts Senate that was being vacated by Christopher H. Phillips. Glovsky defeated ex-Senator J. Elmer Callahan in the Republican primary and Democrat William K. Donaldson in the general election. He was elected to a full term in 1954. During his tenure In the Senate, Glovsky served as chairman of the Committee on Labor and Industries and Constitutional Law and as vice chairman of the Massachusetts Crime Committee.
In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower selected Glovsky to serve as an adviser to the United States delegation to the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration.
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