Lewis Glass

Lewis Edward Glass was a Tristanian politician who served as Tristan da Cunha's Chief Islander
He was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire 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. His father was the son of Robert Franklin Glass, son of Thomas Jordan Glass, a casualty of the 1885 Tristan da Cunha lifeboat disaster, and son of the islands founder William Glass.
Glass is the cousin of Albert Glass, Conrad Glass, James Glass and Anne Green former Chief Islanders.