Henry Frankland
Henry Frankland | |
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Occupation | Colonial Administrator |
Known for | President of Bengal |
Henry Frankland (1690–1738)[1] was an administrator of the English East India Company.
Frankland served as President of Bengal in the eighteenth century.[2] He was a younger son of Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Russell (through whom Frankland was a descendant of Oliver Cromwell) and was the father of Sir Charles Frankland, 4th Baronet, and Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet.
References[]
- ^ "Kindred Britain - Henry Frankland". Stanford University. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Provinces of British India - World Statesmen
Categories:
- Presidents of Bengal
- English businesspeople
- Administrators in British India
- Younger sons of baronets
- 1690 births
- 1738 deaths
- British government biography stubs