Gilbert Thomas Carter

Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter KCMG
Portrait of Sir Gilbert by Alexander Bassano, 1893
Personal details
Born	(1848-01-14)14 January 1848 Topsham, Devon
Died	18 January 1927(1927-01-18) (aged 79) Barbados
Spouses	Susan Laura Hocker 1874–1895 Gertrude Codman Parker 1903–1927
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]
Promoted to Clerk	4 July 1866[2]
Placed on Navy List (Promoted to Assistant Paymaster)	1 December 1869[2]
Placed on Retired List	16 August 1875[2]

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

Starting as a Collector of Customs for the Gold Coast, he then became a Treasurer of the Gold Coast and the Gambia. Moving on to colonial administration, he started as the Administrator for the Gambia, where he dealt with the aggression of the native king of Gambia.

His next post was as Governor for the Lagos Colony where he negotiated treaties with the local chiefs which protected Christian missionaries and ending human sacrifies. He later served as the Governor for The Bahamas and Barbados and finally as the Governor for Trinidad and Tobago.