Beauford Carter (Great White South)

Beaufort Rupert Fitzwilliam Carter, 1st Baron Carter, was a -born military commander who commanded the colony's forces during  before becoming  in  in 1947, a position he held for a record 16 years. He rose to prominence in the years following as one of the key opponents of, before entering politics and eventually becoming the Dominion's  in the 1960s.

A controversial and polarizing figure, he is regarded by some as a national hero whose actions kept New Devon together during a period of turmoil; while others consider him a harsh commander who used his position to oppress the Dominion's Russian population. Almost exactly one year after being presented with the in 1966, he was shot dead in the  by, a member of the.