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Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin D'Urban GCB KCH FRS (16 February 1777 – 25 May 1849) was a British general and colonial administrator, who is best known for his frontier policy when he was the Governor in the Cape Colony (now in South Africa).
Sir Benjamin D’Urban (born 1777, Halesworth, near Norwich, Norfolk, Eng.—died May 25, 1849, Montreal, Quebec, Can.) was a British general and colonial administrator chiefly remembered for his frontier policy as governor in the Cape Colony (now in South Africa).
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Sir Benjamin d'Urban, Governor at the Cape. Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin d'Urban, GCB, KCH, KCTS (1777 – 25 May 1849) was a British general and colonial administrator, who is best known for his frontier policy when he was the Governor in the Cape Colony (now in South Africa). Early career.
During his governorship Sir Benjamin endeavoured to help the British settlers at Port Natal, who in 1835 named their town D’Urban (now written Durban) in his honour, but his suggestion that the district should be occupied as a British possession was vetoed by Lord Glenelg.
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NumberDescriptionHeld ByReference1Collection held privately: enquiries to ...7805/462Western Cape Provincial Archives and ...A5193Cory Library for Historical ResearchMSS 6768-68094National Library of Scotland, Manuscript ...Acc.12686Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin d Urban, GCB, KCH, KCTS (1777 – 25 May 1849) was a British general and colonial administrator, who is best known for his frontier policy when he was the Governor in the Cape Colony (now in South Africa).
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Benjamin D'Urban was born in Suffolk, England and joined the British Army in 1793. He soon rose to prominence, serving in most major battles, including Salamanca and Toulouse. As part of his foreign service, he became the governor of Antigua in 1819, as well as British Guiana in 1831.
