Geoffrey Colin Guy
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Geoffrey Colin Guy (4 November 1921 – 1 December 2006) was the last Commissioner and the first Administrator of the Turks and Caicos from 1958 to 1959 and 1959 to 1965 respectively. Mr. Guy was succeeded by John Anthony Golding in 1965. He was administrator during Hurricane Donna, which in 106 devastated agriculture on the island. He was managing director of the salt industry on the islands, and used profits from the commodity to build airstrips and lay the foundation for today's main industry - tourism.
Guy was a photo reconnaissance pilot for Britain during World War II in Southeast Asia, particularly India and Burma. He was the District Commissioner of Sierra Leone where he defused riots as British rule ended there.
Following his service in Turks and Caicos, he was administrator and then governor of Dominica from 1967 until 1968. In 1973, he became the Administrator of Ascension Island, where he served until 1976. He subsequently served as Governor and Commander in Chief of St. Helena from 1976 to 1981. Finally, in 1981, he became speaker of St. Helena's parliament.
Guy lived in Saint Helena until 1992 when he and his wife Joan moved to Kirk Hammerton, a village in Yorkshire where he lived until his death. Joan, his widow, died there as well on 7 January 2007. They are survived by a son.
