Gilbert Thomas Carter
Politician
1848 – 1927
Who was Gilbert Thomas Carter?
Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter KCMG 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.
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