Sir Thomas Davis | |
|---|---|
| 2nd and 4th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
| In office 16 November 1983 – 29 July 1987 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | Geoffrey Henry Terepai Maoate |
| Queen's Representative | Sir Gaven Donne Graham Speight (Acting) Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Henry |
| Succeeded by | Pupuke Robati |
| In office 25 July 1978 – 13 April 1983 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | Pupuke Robati |
| Queen's Representative | Sir Gavin Donne |
| Preceded by | Albert Henry |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Henry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Robert Alexander Harries Davis 11 June 1917 Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| Died | 23 July 2007 (aged 90) Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lydia Davis; Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki; Carla Cassata |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Physiologist, politician |
Sir Thomas Robert Alexander Harries Davis KBE (11 June 1917 – 23 July 2007)[1] was a Cook Islands statesman and medical researcher. He served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 1978 to March 1983, and again from November 1983 to July 1987. He also worked as a medical officer, and as a medical researcher for the US Army and NASA. He was a founder of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society and constructed and voyaged in several replica vaka, including Tākitumu and Te Au o Tonga.