Leeward Islands, the Gold Coast and the Gambia When the town of Elmina was sold to the British by the Dutch Government, he was a commissioner, responsible for valuing the military supplies left behind by the Dutch. While he was on this ship, he took part in the third war between England and the Ashanti people on the Gold Coast (now Ghana). His final job in the Royal Navy was on a Colonial steamer. He also worked as a Clerk and as an Assistant Paymaster (the person responsible for paying everyone). Ĭarter joined the Royal Navy in 1864, working as an Assistant Clerk on different ships. He was educated at the Royal Naval School in Greenwich. 2 Leeward Islands, the Gold Coast and the GambiaĮarly life and career in the navy Ĭarter was the only son of Thomas Gilbert Carter who was a Commander in the Royal Navy.He later served as the Governors for The Bahamas and Barbados and finally as the Governor for Trinidad and Tobago. He then became Governor for the Lagos where he negotiated on treaties with the local chiefs which protected Christian missionaries and ending human sacrifices. 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. Starting as a Collector of Customs for the Gold Coast, he later became the Treasurer of the Gold Coast and The Gambia. Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter KCMG ( Greenwich, Kent, 14 January 1848 – Barbados, 18 January 1927) was an administrative officer in the Royal Navy and later a colonial official for the British Empire. Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeĬompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
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