Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin

Born: 1772
Died: 1 May 1841
Updated: 21 Jun 2018

Summary

British general, colonel and Governor at the Cape

British soldier, and Governor at the Cape from 1820-21. He named the burgeoning port of Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth in memory of the death of his wife. He committed suicide at Southampton in 1841. He was then a general, and colonel of the 11th Foot Regiment.

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01Rufane Shaw Donkin [Online]. Available at: wikipedia.org/ [accessed 08 July 2010]

Last updated · 21 Jun 2018

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South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008017

South African History Online (2011) 'Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008017 (Accessed: 9 October 2026).

South African History Online, Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008017, (accessed 9 October 2026).

"Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008017. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0008017.