Robert Frederick Stimson Explained

Robert Frederick Stimson
State:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Office1:Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Term Start1:1988
Term End1:1991
Predecessor1:Francis Eustace Baker
Successor1:Alan Hoole

Robert Frederick Stimson CBE was the Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha between 1988 and 1991. While he was Governor, he presided over the opening of St. Andrew's School on the island, and made several constitutional and electoral reforms, such as lowering the voting age on the island from 21 to 18, and redrawing the territory's electoral districts.[1]

He was awarded the CBE in December 1991.[2]

References

  1. Web site: The Governor of St Helena. Saint Helena Island Info. 2 July 2020.
  2. Supplement to London Gazette, December 31, 1991, p. 37 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52767/supplement/17/data.pdf