# Cyril Cartwright - Acting Resident Commissioner

URL: https://allhistories.com/tuvalu/rulers/cyril-cartwright-11
Reign: 1939 – 1941
Number in the list: 34
Dynasty: British Western Pacific Territories
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Cartwright

Acting Resident Commissioner 1939 to 1941 on Wikipedia's list; the article on the Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands dates his acting service from December 1941 to August 1942 on Ocean Island, which conflicts with the list. Year-only dates.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Ronald Garvey](https://allhistories.com/tuvalu/rulers/ronald-garvey-10)
- Next in list: [Vivian Fox-Strangways](https://allhistories.com/tuvalu/rulers/vivian-fox-strangways-12)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1941 - [Japanese forces reach the Gilbert Islands, December 1941](https://allhistories.com/tuvalu/timeline/1941-japanese-forces-reach-the-gilbert-islands-december-1941)