Thomas Carter (May 1769 – 8 November 1800) was an Irish composer resident in London during the most creative years of his short life.
[2] Sponsored by the Earl of Inchiquin, he went to study music in Naples, around 1788, where he became a protégé of Sir William Hamilton.
When he died in London at age 31, the Gentleman's Magazine described him as "a victim, in early life, to the fatal ravages of the liver complaint".
According to him, many songs published after 1793 can be attributed to Thomas, including the duet Goodman White and Gaffer Grey op.
These pieces were published "for the composer" (that is, at his own expense), with Fiske assuming that the marriage to Miss Wells brought him money.