James Patrick Glass MBE (born 20 January 1961) is a Tristanian politician who is currently serving as Tristan da Cunha's Chief Islander, a role that he has held for a record five times.
[1][2] He was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire during the 2023 New Year Honours.
[3] Glass was born on 20 January 1961 to Wilson Martyn Charlton Glass and Maria (Rogers).
[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 islands founder William Glass.
[4] Glass is the brother of Anne Green, former Chief Islander.