Sir Ralph Darling

Profile & Legacies Summary

1772 - ????

Biography

Brother of William Lindsay Darling (q.v.).

Sir Ralph Darling was born in Ireland in 1772, the eldest child of Christopher Darling, a soldier in the 45th Regiment, and his wife Ann. Moved to the West Indies with his family in 1785. Soldier in the West Indies, 1786-1802.

Governor of Mauritius, 1819-1824 and of New South Wales, 1825-1831: "Objected to slavery on moral grounds." Returned to England May 1832. Died 02/04/1858 in Brighton.

Sources

Brian H. Fletcher, ‘Darling, Sir Ralph (1772–1858)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004); online edn, May 2009 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7157 [accessed 17/10/2012].

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Spouse

Elizabeth Dumaresq

Children

3 sons, 4 daughters

Occupation

Soldier and colonial administrator

Legacies Summary

Imperial (5)

Governor

Mauritius

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Governor

Australia: New South Wales

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Other

Australia: Victoria

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His nephew Sir Charles Henry Darling (1809-1870) held various administrative roles including Lieutenant-Governor of St Lucia 1847-1851 and Governor of Victoria...

Other

St Lucia

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His nephew Sir Charles Henry Darling (1809-1870) held various administrative roles including Lieutenant-Governor of St Lucia 1847-1851 and Governor of Victoria...

Other

Tobago

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His brother Major-General Henry Charles Darling was Lieutenant-Governor of Tobago...