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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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