// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Albert Glass? A pane in history.
Albert Glass (25 January 1935 – 18 August 2007) was a Tristanian politician who served as Tristan da Cunha's second chief islander from 1973 to 1979 and 1982 to 1985.[1][2]
In 1967, after attending Hendon Police College in London, Glass became the island's first police officer.[3]
Family
[edit]Glass was born on 25 January 1935 to Frank Glass and Clara "Mary" (née Swain).[4] 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 island's founder William Glass.[4]
Glass is the cousin of former chief islanders Conrad Glass, Lewis Glass, James Glass and Anne Green.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Schreier (Anglist), Daniel; Lavarello-Schreier, Karen (2003). Tristan Da Cunha: History, People, Language. Battlebridge Publications. ISBN 978-1-903292-03-7.
- ↑ Hosegood, Nancy (1964). The Glass Island, the Story of Tristan Da Cunha. Hodder and Stoughton.
- ↑ Grundy, Richard. "Tristan da Cunha Family News 2005 to 2007". www.tristandc.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- 1 2 Britt-Gallagher, Susan; Hayne, Tricia (2015-11-05). St Helena: Ascension. Tristan Da Cunha. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-939-1.
- ↑ Glass, James; Kilpatrick, Fiona. "Anne Green receives her MBE Honour". www.tristandc.com. Retrieved 2024-12-18.