George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy

Lt Col George D'Arcy (standing) and Pte Samuel Hodge (kneeling); painting by Louis William Desanges in Penlee House, Penzance, Cornwall
Detail of 'The Capture of Tubabakalong, Gambia 1866' by Louis William Desanges

George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy (30 July 1818 – 22 October 1885) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. He was governor of the Gambia from 1859 to 1866, and governor of the Falkland Islands from 1870 to 1876.[1]

  1. ^ Arnold Hughes; David Perfect (2008). Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 46–7. ISBN 978-0-8108-5825-1. Retrieved 19 November 2012.