Godfrey Downes Carter (1830 – 29 April 1902) was an Australian businessman, politician and mayor of Melbourne from 1884 to 1885. Born in Jamaica the son of a slaveholder, Carter was educated in England, and migrated to Australia in 1853. He would ultimately benefit from the compensation his father received from the British government for 22 slaves upon the abolition of slavery. Following his term as mayor, Carter represented the

Electoral district of West Melbourne West Melbourne (sometimes referred to as Melbourne West) was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1904. The Electoral District of West Melbourne was defined as being bound by ...

in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1885 to 1889. Carter died in South Yarra, Victoria on 29 April 1902.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Godfrey Downes 1830 births 1902 deaths English emigrants to colonial Australia Mayors and Lord Mayors of Melbourne Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Treasurers of Victoria Emigrants from British Jamaica 19th-century Australian politicians