Lewis Glass
Lewis Edward Glass MBE (6 April 1948 – 19 February 2019) was a Tristanian politician who served as Tristan da Cunha's Chief Islander (1991–1994)[1]
He was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1995, Colonial Special Constabulary Medal in 2010 and both the Queen's Golden Jubilee and Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medals.[2][3]
Family
[edit]Glass was born on 6 April 1948 to Godfrey Glass and Cathleen (Green).[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 Albert Glass, Conrad Glass, James Glass and Anne Green.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hince, Bernadette (2000-11-10). The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-10232-3.
- ↑ Repetto, Dawn. "Obituary for Lewis Glass". www.tristandc.com. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
- ↑ Glass, Conrad (2014-01-01). Rockhopper Copper. Polperro Heritage Press. ISBN 978-0-9530012-3-1.
- 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.