Person D'Urban; Sir; Benjamin (1777-1849); army officer and colonial governor DS/UK/3689 D'Urban Benjamin Sir 1777-1849 army officer and colonial governor Male 1777 Born Halesworth, Suffolk 1793 Joined the 2nd Dragoon Guards ... 1820 Appointed Governor of Antigua 1824 Transferred to Demerara and Essequibo 1831 Becomes first Governor of British Guiana (following merger of Demerara, Essequibo and Berbice) 1833 Appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Cape of Good Hope 1849 Died Montreal, Canada Improve Yes Oxford Dictionary of National Biography International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 18/02/2021 DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 08/09/2026 7b69d8e1-a471-4701-a770-f30010e4690c