. . "George Caunter"@en . . . . . . . . . "At sea"@en . . . . . . . . . . "George Caunter"@en . . . . "Harriett Georgina Hutchings , Lucy Ellicott"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "George Caunter (c. June 1758 \u2013 25 December 1811) was a British administrator who governed Prince of Wales Island (Penang Island) as Acting Superintendent from 1797 to 1798 and again from 1798 to 1800. As First Assistant under Lieutenant-Governor Leith he negotiated the treaty that brought Province Wellesley under British sovereignty in 1800 and that provided, in British eyes, an unequivocal basis for British sovereignty over Penang Island. At various times Caunter further held the offices of marine storekeeper, master attendant, Chief Magistrate, Treasurer and Chaplain in Penang."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "George Caunter"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1109733881"^^ . . . . . "18994689"^^ . "1811-12-25"^^ . . . "c. June 1758"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1811-12-25"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "30081"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "George Caunter (c. June 1758 \u2013 25 December 1811) was a British administrator who governed Prince of Wales Island (Penang Island) as Acting Superintendent from 1797 to 1798 and again from 1798 to 1800. As First Assistant under Lieutenant-Governor Leith he negotiated the treaty that brought Province Wellesley under British sovereignty in 1800 and that provided, in British eyes, an unequivocal basis for British sovereignty over Penang Island. At various times Caunter further held the offices of marine storekeeper, master attendant, Chief Magistrate, Treasurer and Chaplain in Penang."@en . .