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Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin

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Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin
Born: 1772 in Southampton, United Kingdom
Died: 01-May-1841 in Southampton, United Kingdom

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.