Thomas Halloway

Captain Thomas Bhupender Halloway was a Human male who served in Starfleet in the 24th century.

Throughout most of his career in Starfleet, Halloway served at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, Mars, as an engineer, designer and supervisor. Throughout the 2350s and early 2360s, Halloway oversaw the construction of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) at the Yards, along with Commander Orfil Quinteros, who became a good friend.

As the construction of the Enterprise was completed, Admiral Norah Satie and Starfleet Command decided that Halloway should be the man to command the Enterprise on its long-term voyage of exploration. Halloway initially accepted the offer as he perceived the offer as an honor, but problems soon arrived as his wife wasn't set on a life in space, and her chosen career meant that she would be of little or no use aboard a starship. As well as all these factors, a number of accidental deaths during the Enterprise 's construction left him unsure whether starship command was for him.

Following the Enterprise 's commissioning ceremony in late 2363, Halloway decided that he was first and foremost an engineer, and approached Admiral Satie to inform her of his decision to turn down command. Although disappointed, Satie accepted his decision. In Halloway's place, Captain Jean-Luc Picard was assigned command of the Enterprise. Although, Halloway had never met Picard, he left a message for him which spoke of the decision that he made, and how he couldn't leave his family. (SS TNG (Meet with Triumph and Disaster))

In early 2367, Halloway was overseeing the completion of the prototype, USS Melbourne (Nebula class) at Utopia Planitia, when he was ordered to take the starship and rendezvous with a Starfleet task force at Wolf 359 and engage a Borg cube which was en route to Earth. In the resulting battle, the Melbourne was lost with all hands, including Captain Halloway. (SS TNG (Trust Yourself When All Men Doubt You))

In an alternate timeline experienced by Captain Picard in 2369, in which Picard didn't lose his real heart in 2327, Thomas Halloway was the commanding officer of the Enterprise, while Picard was a junior science officer.