Lewis Edward Glass (born 6 April, 1948–19 February, 2019) was a Tristanian politician who served as
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcano, volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of three constituent parts of the British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascensi ...
's
Chief Islander (1991–1994)
He was awarded a
Member of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...
in 1995,
Colonial Special Constabulary Medal in 2010 and both the
Queens Golden Jubilee and
Queens Diamond Jubilee Medals.
Family
Glass was born on 6 April 1948 to Godfrey Glass and Cathleen(Green).
His father was the son of Robert Franklin Glass, son of Thomas Jordan Glass, a casualty of the 1885
Tristan da Cunha lifeboat disaster
The Tristan da Cunha lifeboat disaster, which occurred on 27 November 1885, was a tragedy which saw the island of Tristan da Cunha suffer its biggest loss of life during a single event.
Event
On 27 November 1885, an iron barque named ''West Ri ...
, and son of the islands founder
William Glass
William Glass (11 May 1786 – 1853) was a Scottish Corporal and settler. He established the settlement that would become Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, the main settlement on Tristan da Cunha.
Early life
William Glass was born William Glasgow ...
.
Glass is the cousin of
Albert Glass,
Conrad Glass
Conrad Jack Glass (born 20 January 1961) is a Tristanian police inspector and civil servant who was Tristan da Cunha's former Chief Islander from 2007 to 2010. Glass is the first islander to have written a book about the island: ''Rockhopp ...
,
James Glass and
Anne Green former Chief Islanders.
References
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1948 births
2019 deaths
Chief Islanders of Tristan da Cunha
Members of the Order of the British Empire
Recipients of the Colonial Police Medal