Thomas Jefferson (Caymanian politician)
Thomas Jefferson | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Government Business | |
| In office 25 November 1992 – 26 April 1995 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Michael Edward John Gore |
| Succeeded by | Truman Bodden |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands | |
| In office November 1992 – November 2000 | |
| Constituency | West Bay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1941 |
| Died | 29 October 2006 (aged 65) |
| Party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Thomas Carrol Jefferson, OBE (April 13, 1941 – October 29, 2006) 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". The ship docked in Belize instead.
Jefferson received a Master of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in 1975.