Cutler Beckett

Cutler Beckett was the supreme head of the East India Trading Company. He was granted the title of Lord at some point before assuming Port Royal as his base of operations.

Early life
"Jack Sparrow is a dying breed. The world is shrinking. The blank edges of the map filled in. Jack must find his place in the new world or perish."

- Cutler Beckett to William Turner

Decades prior to this, Beckett oversaw operations conducted by East India Trading Company member Jack Sparrow, who carried out a number of assignments aboard his merchant vessel, Wicked Wench. However, when Sparrow refused to transport slaves from Africa to the Caribbean, Beckett ordered his ship destroyed and Sparrow himself imprisoned.

Beckett's men set the Wench aflame and captured Sparrow. Beckett himself branded Jack as a pirate&mdash;burning a "P" symbol onto his right forearm&mdash;and had him incarcerated. Jack ultimately escaped, and at some point left his own mark on Beckett.

Lordship
"Every man has a price which he will willingly accept, even for that which he hopes never to sell."

- Cutler Beckett to Weatherby Swann

Approximately a year after the incident at Isla de Muerta, Cutler Beckett, now Lord Beckett, assembled his forces at Port Royal, bearing arrest warrants for William Turner, Elizabeth Swann and former Commodore James Norrington, all of whom had been implicit in the escape of Jack Sparrow from his execution at Fort Charles. Beckett had Swann imprisoned, but struck a deal with Turner; he wished to obtain Jack's mysterious compass, with which he hoped to find the Dead Man's Chest and assume control over the legendary Davy Jones and his crew. In return, Beckett promised to pardon Will and make Jack a privateer under the English crown. Will agreed, and set off to locate Jack.

Some time later, Beckett was confronted in his office by Elizabeth Swann, recently escaped from custody and searching for Will, her husband-to-be. She too made a deal with Beckett, though these negotiations were held at gunpoint. Beckett was forced to agree, and allowed Elizabeth to flee. Her father, Weatherby Swann, who had a history with Beckett, pleaded for his daughter's life, but Beckett refused to comply. Beckett allowed the Governor to retain his position, if only to ensure good reports returned to Beckett's bosses in London. Beckett eventually had Weatherby imprisoned once his usefulness had expired.

Ultimately, Lord Beckett recieved the contents of the Dead Man's Chest from James Norrington, seeking a return to his former glory. With the heart of Davy Jones in his possession, Beckett was now one step closer to his goal of eradicating piracy from the Caribbean for good.

War against piracy
"They know they face extinction. All that remains is where they make their final stand."

- Cutler Beckett

With the heart in his possession, Becket made an allegiance with James Norrington, whom he made admiral, and Davy Jones to eradicate piracy from the Caribbean.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End