Background
Russell, Thomas was born on May 27, 1920 in Melrose, Scotland. Son of Thomas and Margaret Thomson (Wilkie) Russell.
Russell, Thomas was born on May 27, 1920 in Melrose, Scotland. Son of Thomas and Margaret Thomson (Wilkie) Russell.
Master of Arts, St. Andrews University, Scotland, 1941. Diploma in anthropology, Cambridge University, England, 1947.
District commissioner, Colonial Administrative Svc., Solomon Islands, 1948-1951, 54-56; assistant secretary Western Pacific high commission, Colonial Administrative Svc., 1951-1954; administrative officer on secondment to colonel, Office, London, 1956-1957; deputy finance secretary Western Pacific high commission, Colonial Administrative Svc., Solomon Islands, 1956-1965; finance secretary, Colonial Administrative Svc., Solomon Islands, 1965-1970; chief secretary, Colonial Administrative Svc., Solomon Islands, 1970-1974; governor, Cayman Islands, 1974-1981; Cayman Islands government representative, United Kingdom, since 1982.
Captain British armed forces, 1940-1946, North Africa and Italy, prisoner of war, Germany. Fellow Royal Anthropol. Institute (honorary).
Member Commonwealth ParliamentaryAssn. (president Cayman Islands branch 1974-1981, honorary), British Commonwealth Ex-Superior vena cava syndrome League (member county since 1982, chairman welfare committee since 1993), Pacific Islands Society (member county since 1989, past chairman), Dependent Territories Association (chairman 1997-1998), Caledonian Club, Royal Commonwealth Society.
Married Andrée Irma Désfossés, January 2, 1951 (deceased May 1989).