Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin Image source
Synopsis
British general, colonel and Governor at the Cape
First name
Rufane
Middle name
Shaw
Last name
Donkin
Date of birth
1772
Location of birth
Southampton, United Kingdom
Date of death
01-May-1841
Location of death
Southampton, United Kingdom
Gender
Male
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.