Demerara
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On 13 August 1814 the British combined the colonies of Demerara and Essequibo into the colony of Demerara-Essequibo. On 20 November 1815 the colony was formally ceded to Britain by the Netherlands.
On 21 July 1831 Demerara-Essequibo united with Berbice as British Guiana.
Sugar cane–based sweeteners known as Demerara sugar are so named because originally they came from the colony of Demerara.
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Commanders of Demerara
- Jonathan Samuel Storm van 's Gravesende (d. 1761) (1752 - 1761)
- Laurens Lodewijk van Bercheijk (d. 1765) (1761 - 1765)
- Jan Cornelis van den Heuvel (1765 - 1770)
- Paulus van Schuylenburgh (1772 - 1781)
- Antony Beaujon (22 Apr 1796 - 27 Mar 1802)
Governors of Demerara
- Robert Kingston (27 Feb 1781 - 1782)
- Louis Antoine Dazemard de Lusignan (1782)
- Armand Guy Simon de Coëtnempren, comte de Kersaint (b. 1742 - d. 1793) (1782)
- Georges Manganon de la Perrière (1783 - 1784)
Directors-general
- Joseph Bourda (acting) (6 Mar 1784 - Feb 1785)
- Jan L'Éspinasse (Feb 1785 - 18 Aug 1789)
- Albertus Backer (18 Aug 1789 - 31 Mar 1793)
- Willem August van Sirtema, baron van Grovestins (31 Mar 1793 - May 1795)
- Antony Beaujon (b. 17.. - d. 1805) (1795 - 22 Apr 1796)
- Antony Meertens (27 Mar 1802 - Sep 1803)
Lieutenant governors
- Robert Nicholson (Sep 1803 - 18 Aug 1804)
- Antony Beaujon (18 Aug 1804 - 19 Oct 1805)
- James Montgomery (acting) (19 Oct 1805 - 8 May 1806)
- Henry William Bentinck (8 May 1806 - Feb 1812)
- [[Hugh Lyle Carmichael (b. 1764 - d. 1813) (Feb 1812 - 11 May 1813)
- E. Codd (acting) (11 May 1813 - 23 May 1813)
- John Murray (23 May 1813 - 26 Apr 1824)
- Sir Benjamin d'Urban (26 Apr 1824 - 21 Jul 1831)
See also
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