John Judah Glass (October 31, 1895 – September 21, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented St. Andrew in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1943 as a Liberal member.
Background Glass was born in Lachva, Russia. The son of Morris Glass and Pearl Chafers, he came to Canada in 1907. Glass was educated in Toronto, at Toronto University and Osgoode Hall. He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. Glass was called to the bar in 1920. In 1929, he married Anne Ethel Horowitz.
Politics He served on the Board of Education and was a Toronto alderman from 1931 to 1934. Glass ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario legislative assembly in 1929. He was elected in 1934 as a Liberal and served in the Ontario legislature until 1943 when he was defeated by J. B. Salsberg of the Labor-Progressive Party.
In 1932, while on city council, Glass was chairman of the city's parks commission, he attempted to eliminate "Gentiles only" signs by forbidding the erection of any signs on city property without the commission's approval.
Provincial election results: St. Andrew + 1934 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Liberal J.J. Glass 5,841 42.4 Conservative E. Frederick Singer 4,441 32.3 Independent-Liberal Claude Pierce 1,338 9.7 Independent-Conservative J.N. Day 186 1.4Total 13,765
+ 1937 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Liberal J.J. Glass 6,481 38.6 Labour Joseph B. Salsberg 6,302 37.6 Conservative Nathan Phillips 3,097 18.5 Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Simon 890 5.3Total 16,770
+ 1943 Ontario general electionPartyCandidate Votes Vote % Conservative John Grudeff 2,452 17.7 Liberal J.J. Glass 2,284 16.5 Co-operative Commonwealth Murray Cotterill 1,689 12.2Total 13,859
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