Francis Eustace Baker
Francis Eustace Baker CBE OBE (born 1933) was the Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha between 1984 and 1988.[1] While he was Governor, he implemented a '3 day working scheme' to help tackle unemployment and announced the plans to build the 2nd RMS St Helena, which was, up until the construction of St Helena's airport, the main link between the territory and the rest of the world.[2] He received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1979 and the CBE in 1984.[1]
Francis Eustace Baker | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | |
| In office 3 August 1984 – 6 April 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Sir John Dudley Massingham |
| Succeeded by | Robert F Stimson |
References
- "BAKER, FRANCES EUSTACE (Dick)". Dictionary of Falklands Biography, including South Georgia. 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- Saint Helena Island Info. "The Governor of St Helena". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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