Elias Durnford

British army officer and civil engineer

1739 CE to 1794 CE

Elias Durnford (June 13, 1739 – June 21, 1794) is 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 is Lieutenant Governor of British West Florida and by 1794 Colonel Durnford is Chief Royal Engineer of the West Indies.

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