Gilbert Thomas Carter
Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter KCMG (born January 14, 1848 † January 18, 1927 ) was a governor of Gambia and represented Queen Victoria in the British colony of Gambia.
Life
Carter joined the Royal Navy in 1864 , where he initially worked in West Africa as a purser on Sherbro in Sierra Leone . In 1873 he was involved in the war against the Ashanti. He then spent two years in the Leeward Islands . He returned to West Africa in 1879 as a customs officer in the Gold Coast . From 1882 he worked as a treasurer in Gambia.
As the successor to James Shaw Hay , Carter was the first governor of the Gambia colony in 1888, after the colony was no longer administered together with Sierra Leone for the second time. Great Britain began expanding the colony's territory to the hinterland during his tenure. Carter entered into negotiations with the local rulers to expand the protectorate.
Carter left Gambia in 1890 to become governor of the Lagos colony , a post he held until 1897. He then became governor of the Bahamas and Barbados .
Carter retired in 1910 and died in 1927.
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnold Gailey, Harry A. Hughes: Historical Dictionary of the Gambia The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1999, ISBN 0-8108-3660-2
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sir James Shaw Hay |
Governor of Gambia 1888-1891 |
Robert Baxter Llewelyn |
| George Denton |
Governor of Lagos 1891–1897 |
Henry Edward McCallum |
| Sir William Frederick Haynes Smith |
Governor of the Bahamas 1898–1904 |
Sir William Gray-Wilson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carter, Gilbert Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Governor of Gambia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1848 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1927 |