#OnThisDay 9 October 1896 Francis William Voelcker was born in London, England. He served as Administrator of Tokelau from 1946 to 1949, as the last Administrator of Western Samoa from 1946 to 1948, and as the inaugural High Commissioner from 1948 to 1949. #OTD #history #tokelau #ws #westernsamoa

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 30 September 1990 John Bird "Jack" Wright died at the age of 81. He served as Administrator of Tokelau from 1960 to 1965, and as the last Administrator of Western Samoa from 1960 to 1961. #OTD #history #tokelau #westernsamoa #ws #samoa #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics