Thomas Jefferson (Caymanian politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Thomas Jefferson
Honorific-Suffix:OBE
Office:Leader of Government Business
Governor:Michael Edward John Gore
Term Start:25 November 1992
Term End:26 April 1995[1]
Successor:Truman Bodden
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands
Term Start2:November 1992
Term End2:November 2000
Constituency6:West Bay
Birth Date:1941 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Death Place:Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation:Politician
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:Vanderbilt University

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cayman Islands: Annual Review 1995 . Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office . 29 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Personalities Caribbean. 1983 . 17 March 2016.
  3. http://business.highbeam.com/5914/article-1G1-157362617/obituary-thomas-jefferson-former-caymans-tourism-chief
  4. News: Mozingo . Joe . Clary . Mike . January 8, 1998 . Port's Refusal to Allow Gay Tour Sparks Outcry . Home . Los Angeles Times . 3 . ProQuest.
  5. News: Betsy . Wade . Betsy Wade . Banned From Caymans, Gay Cruise Visits Belize . The New York Times . February 1, 1998 . 5.3 .
  6. Web site: GPED July 2010 Newsletter.