Gage Thomas

Gage

 (gāj), Thomas 1721?-1787.
British general and colonial administrator. As governor of Massachusetts (1774-1775) his attempts to suppress colonial resistance led to the start of the American Revolution.
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Gage Thomas McDonald, 26, was stopped by police at 4am on December 27 and was just over the limit.