Thomas Jefferson (Caymanian politician)

The Honourable
Thomas Jefferson
OBE
Leader of Government Business
In office
25 November 1992 – 26 April 1995[1]
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorMichael Edward John Gore
Succeeded byTruman Bodden
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
In office
November 1992 – November 2000
ConstituencyWest Bay
Personal details
Born(1941-04-13)13 April 1941
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Died29 October 2006(2006-10-29) (aged 65)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyIndependent
Alma materVanderbilt University
OccupationPolitician

Thomas Carrol Jefferson, OBE (April 13, 1941[2] – October 29, 2006)[3] was a Caymanian politician. He was the first Leader of Government Business in the Cayman Islands, serving from 1992 to 1995.

Jefferson whose public positions included Minister, the first Elected Member to be Leader of Government Business, ExCo Member, MLA (West Bay) and Financial Secretary of the Cayman Islands.

In December 1997, an Atlantis Events cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line's MS Leeward was denied permission make a planned February 1998 stop at Grand Cayman. Thomas C. Jefferson wrote to the cruise line that the cruise's passengers would not "uphold the standards of appropriate behavior expected of visitors".[4] The ship docked in Belize instead.[5]

Jefferson received a Master of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1975.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Cayman Islands: Annual Review 1995" (PDF). Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Personalities Caribbean". 1983. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  4. ^ Mozingo, Joe; Clary, Mike (January 8, 1998). "Port's Refusal to Allow Gay Tour Sparks Outcry". Los Angeles Times (Home ed.). p. 3 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ Wade, Betsy (February 1, 1998). "Banned From Caymans, Gay Cruise Visits Belize". The New York Times. p. 5.3.
  6. ^ "GPED July 2010 Newsletter" (PDF).
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