Elias Durnford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elias Durnford

Surveyor and acting governor of British West Florida

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1739

Place of Birth: Ringwood, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1794

Profession: engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Elias Durnford (13 June 1739 – 21 June 1794) was a British army officer and civil engineer who is best known for surveying the town of Pensacola and laying out a city plan based on two public places (now the Plaza Ferdinand VII and the Seville Square).Between 1769 and 1778 he was Lieutenant Governor of British West Florida and by 1794 Colonel Durnford was Chief Royal Engineer of the West Indies.