1830 - 1902
Son of John Adams Carter (q.v.) and Selina Grace Adams, born in Jamaica in 1830. Emigrated to Australia in 1853. Member of the Legislative Assembly and director of a number of companies. Treasurer of the Patterson ministry in 1893 and largely blamed for the midhandling the depression crisis which led to the fall of the government in 1894.
Henry Rosenbloom, 'Carter, Godfrey Downes (1830–1902)', Australian Dictionary of Biography (National Centre of Biography, Australian National University) http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/carter-godfrey-downes-3174/text4753 [accessed 10/08/2012].
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Absentee?
'Foreign'
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Spouse
Susan Khull
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Children
2 sons, 5 daughters
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Occupation
Politician
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Historical (1) |
PamphletsAuthor?
The Use and abuse of spirituous liquors and the best means of combating... 1874
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Imperial (7) |
Member of Assembly
Australia: Victoria
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Member of Assembly
Australia: Victoria
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Director
National Fire Insurance Co. Australia: Victoria
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Director
National Mutual Life Association Australia: South Australia
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Director
Carlton and West End Brewery Australia: South Australia
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Director
Bank of Victoria Australia: South Australia
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Director
Melbourne Hydraulic Company Australia: South Australia
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Son → Father
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Nephew → Aunt
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Grandson → Grandfather
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Grandson → Grandmother
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South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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1787 - 1861
Enslaved boy on Unity Valley Pen, Jamaica. Manumitted in 1795 by David Barclay and removed to Philadelphia, with 29 other freed persons from the estate, where he was placed under the care of Society for Improving the Condition of Free Blacks.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Godfrey Downes Carter', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146630327 [accessed 20th May 2024].
