Sir Thomas Oates (5 November 1917 – 28 June 2015) was a British colonial administrator. He was

Governor of Saint Helena The Governor of Saint Helena is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the official advice of His Majesty ...

from 1971 to 1976.

Notable cases

Tony Thornton arrived on St Helena in 1967 and remained until Oates made an Exclusion Order against him in September 1975, claiming he was a

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. Thornton was a controversial businessman who had made many changes in agriculture and standards of living. In 1975, Thornton had formed the St Helena Labour Party, aiming to contest the 1975 general election for Legislative Council, but was served the Exclusion Order before the election could be held.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oates, Thomas British colonial governors and administrators in Africa Governors of Saint Helena 1917 births 2015 deaths