Background
He was born in Toowoomba to Rupert Hamline Glasson and Melda Olive, née Lane.
He was born in Toowoomba to Rupert Hamline Glasson and Melda Olive, née Lane.
He served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1943 to 1945 and on his return became a grazier. In 1974 he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Gregory. He joined the front bench in 1980 as Minister for Lands and Forestry.
He served throughout the 1980s but in 1989 lost the position after Russell Cooper became Premier, since Glasson was a loyal supporter of Mike Ahern.
As a result, he resigned from Parliament on 30 November 1989, two days before the state election. Glasson died in Brisbane in 2012 and was buried in Lutwyche Cemetery.
A member of the Country Party, he was elected to Winton Shire Council in 1955, serving until 1957.
