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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

                 CONSENT OF SHESHUNOFF & CO. INVESTMENT BANKING

          We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the description of our
opinion letter, dated February 6, 2009, under the caption "Opinion of Financial
Advisor to First Company" in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Glacier
Bancorp, Inc. By giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are
experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the
meaning of the term "expert" as used in, or that would come within the category
of persons whose consent is required under, the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
promulgated thereunder.


                                     (SHESHUNOFF & CO. INVESTMENT BANKING, L.P.)
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                                     SHESHUNOFF & CO. INVESTMENT BANKING

Austin, Texas
March 16, 2009

