Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin

(1773-1841)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Donkin, Rufane Shaw, Sir, 1773-1841 NRA: Donkin, Sir Rufane Shaw (1773-1841) Knight General DNB: Donkin, Sir Rufane Shaw (1773-1841), army officer LBT ID: RuDonki1841 VIAF ID: 15117246 LOC ID: n88067527	B/BAP: 1773 DIED: 1841-05-01
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Military officer educated at Westminster School; he led a brigade at Talavera, served in the Mahratta War, and was MP for Berwick (1832, 1835) and Sandwich (1839). He contributed to the Literary Gazette.
REFERENCES TO Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 16: British Association Found 1: ¶ 16 Ch. 18: Literary List Found 1: ¶ 15