Gilbert Thomas Carter

Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter KCMG was an administrative officer in the Royal Navy and a colonial official for the British Empire.

Carter was born in Topsham, Devon in 1848. He was the only son of Commander Thomas Gilbert Carter . He was educated at the Royal Hospital School in Greenwich. Carter joined the Royal Navy in 1864, serving as an Assistant Clerk on the HMS160Frederick William, being transferred in 1866 to HMS160Malacca. OnJuly 1866, Carter was promoted to Clerk, while still serving on HMS Malacca. Between 1867 and 1869, he served on a variety of ships as a clerk, untilDecember 1869 , when he was promoted to Assistant Paymaster .

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