Gilbert Thomas Carter

Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter
Sir Gilbert in his retirement
Personal details
Born	(1848-01-14)14 January 1848 London, United Kingdom
Died	18 January 1927(1927-01-18) (aged 79) Barbados
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Navy
Years of service	1864–1875
Rank	Assistant Paymaster[1]
Battles/wars	Third Anglo-Ashanto War
Joined Navy (Assistant Clerk)	14 December 1864[2]
Became a Clerk	4 July 1866[2]
Placed on Navy List (Became an Assistant Paymaster)	1 December 1869[2]
Placed on Retired List	16 August 1875[2]

Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter KCMG (Greenwich, Kent,^[3] 14 January 1848 – Barbados, 18 January 1927)^[4] was an administrative officer in the Royal Navy and later a colonial official for the British Empire.

Starting as a Collector of Customs for the Gold Coast, he later became the Treasurer of the Gold Coast and The Gambia. Changing his career to administration, he started as the Administrator for The Gambia, where he dealt with the aggression of the native King of Gambia. He then became Governor for the Lagos where he negotiated on treaties with the local chiefs which protected Christian missionaries and ending human sacrifices. He later served as the Governors for The Bahamas and Barbados and finally as the Governor for Trinidad and Tobago.

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