 When President James Monroe visited Augusta in 1819, Major General Valentine Walker and General Thomas Glascock took him on a tour of the U.S. Arsenal being constructed beside the Savannah River.At the age of 18, Glascock was a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1798.Political offices held by Glascock include the Georgia State House of Representatives (1812, 1817, 1821, 1823, 1831, 1834, 1839) where he also served as speaker in 1833 and 1834.