Albert Glass (25 January 1935âÂÂ18 August 2017) was a Tristanian politician who served as Tristan da Cunha's Chief Islander twice (1973âÂÂ1979 and 1982âÂÂ1985).
In 1967, after attending Hendon Police College in London, Glass became the island's first police officer.
Glass was born on 25 January 1935 to Frank Glass and Clara: "Mary" (Swain). 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.
Glass is the cousin of Conrad Glass, Lewis Glass, James Glass and Anne Green former Chief Islanders.