1 ▁Cart ier ▁became ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁D ac ca ▁factory . ▁By ▁ 1 7 6 7 ▁he ▁was ▁Second ▁in ▁the ▁Cal cut ta ▁Council . ▁ ▁Governor ▁of ▁Beng al ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁Cart ier ▁succeeded ▁Harry ▁Ver el st ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Beng al . ▁Cart ier ▁was ▁governor ▁at ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Beng al ▁fam ine ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 0 , ▁during ▁which ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁popul ace ▁died . ▁Cart ier ▁was ▁bl amed ▁for ▁ign oring ▁warnings ▁about ▁the ▁imp ending ▁dis aster ▁but ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁magazine ▁of ▁gra in ▁to ▁feed ▁fifteen ▁thousand ▁people ▁every ▁day ▁for ▁some ▁months . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁crisis , ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁sent ▁a ▁three - person ▁commission ▁to ▁Beng al ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁situation . ▁En ▁route , ▁however , ▁the ▁ship ▁carrying ▁the ▁three ▁members ▁found ered ▁at ▁sea . ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁did ▁not ▁send ▁a ▁replacement ▁and ▁re called ▁Cart ier . ▁Warren ▁H ast ings ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁his ▁replacement ; ▁he ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 1 7 7 2 . ▁ ▁Cart ier ▁became ▁a ▁High ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Kent ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 9 . ▁Un us ually ▁the ▁previous ▁inc umb ent , ▁James ▁Bond , ▁continued ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁before ▁and ▁Cart ier ▁served ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Cart