| Entry Type | Person |
| Surname | D'Urban |
| Forenames | Benjamin |
| Pre Title | Sir |
| Epithet | army officer and colonial governor |
| Dates | 1777-1849 |
| Gender Identity | Male |
| Key Events | 1777 Born Halesworth, Suffolk
1793 Joined the 2nd Dragoon Guards
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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 |
| Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
| Authorised Form of Name | D'Urban; Sir; Benjamin (1777-1849); army officer and colonial governor |
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