Sir Ian Thomson

Former colonial administrator in Fiji and governor of the British Virgin Islands; Born January 8, 1920; Died March 13, 2008. SIR Ian Thomson, who has died aged 88, was a former Glasgow High School pupil whose expertise in Fijian issues revitalised the islands' ailing airline. A fluent speaker of Fijian and a knowledgeable admirer of the South Pacific, he rose to become governor of the British Virgin Islands.