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Robert Frederick Stimson
Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
In office
1988–1991
Preceded byFrancis Eustace Baker
Succeeded byAlan 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

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  1. ^ Saint Helena Island Info. "The Governor of St Helena". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ Supplement to London Gazette, December 31, 1991, p. 37 [1]