Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey
The Lord Hankey KCMG KCVO | |
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British Ambassador to Sweden | |
In office 1954–1960 | |
Preceded by | Sir Roger Stevens |
Succeeded by | Sir John Coulson |
Personal details | |
Born | 4 July 1905 |
Died | 28 October 1996 | (aged 91)
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | (1) Frances Stuart-Menteth (d. 1957) (2) Joanna Wright (d.1991) |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Robert Maurice Alers Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey, KCMG, KCVO (4 July 1905 – 28 October 1996) was a British diplomat and public servant.
Background and education[]
Hankey was the eldest son of Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey, and Adeline, daughter of Abraham de Smidt, of South Africa. He was educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford.[1]
Diplomatic career[]
Hankey was appointed to be a Third Secretary in 1928,[2] a Second Secretary in 1932,[3] and a First Secretary in 1939.[4] He then served as the Envoy to Hungary from 1951 to 1953[5] and the Ambassador to Sweden between 1954 and 1960.[6]
Hankey was a delegate to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation (renamed the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1961) between 1960 and 1965.[7] He succeeded his father in the barony in 1963 and became a very active member of the House of Lords, speaking 552 times between 1965 and his last speech in December 1991 at the age of 86.[8] Hankey was also involved in business and served as a director of the Alliance Building Society from 1970 to 1983. He was president of the Anglo-Swedish Society around 1970.[9]
Family[]
Lord Hankey was twice married. He married firstly Frances Bevyl, daughter of Walter Erskine Stuart-Menteth, in 1930. They had two sons and two daughters. After her death in 1957 he married secondly Joanna, daughter of Reverend James Johnstone Wright, in 1962.[10] Lord Hankey died in October 1996, aged 91,[11] and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, Donald. He was also father of Adele Änggård.
Honours[]
Hankey was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George as a Companion in the 1947 New Year Honours[12] and promoted to a Knight Commander of the same Order in 1955. Sir Robert was appointed to the Royal Victorian Order as a Knight Commander in 1956,[13] as well as being awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star of Sweden.[14]
References[]
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.[page needed]
- ^ "No. 14408". The Edinburgh Gazette. 13 January 1928. p. 57.
- ^ "No. 34006". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 December 1933. p. 8218.
- ^ "No. 34773". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 January 1940. p. 298.
- ^ "No. 39323". The London Gazette. 31 August 1951. p. 4608.
- ^ "No. 40132". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 March 1954. p. 1809.
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.[page needed]
- ^ hansard.millbankssystem.com
- ^ "Robert Maurice Alers Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey, KCMG, KCVO", The Anglo-Swedish Society, retrieved 19 August 2020
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.[page needed]
- ^ leighrayment.com
- ^ "No. 37835". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1946. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 40824". The London Gazette. 6 July 1956. p. 3948.
- ^ Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.[page needed]
- 1905 births
- 1996 deaths
- People educated at Rugby School
- Alumni of New College, Oxford
- Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Sweden
- Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to the OECD