Keywords: John Bates Thurston.jpg en Sir John Bates Thurston KCMG 31 January 1836 “ 7 February 1897 was a British colonial official who served Fiji in a variety of capacities including Premier of the Kingdom of Viti before the islands were ceded to the United Kingdom and later as colonial Governor State Library of New South Wales cite book Spurway John Ma'afu Prince of Tonga Chief of Fiji A Life of Fiji's First Tui Lau http //press anu edu au/titles/maafu-prince-of-tonga-chief-of-fiji/ 2015 Australian National University Press Canberra 978-1-925021-17-2 636 before 1897 author PD-old DEFAULTSORT Thurston John Bates 1836 births 1897 deaths Governors of Fiji British colonial governors and administrators Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George |