Henry Frankland
East India Company administrator (1690–1738)
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Henry Frankland (1690–1738) was an administrator of the British East India Company.
Henry Frankland | |
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 Memorial in Chichester Cathedral to a descendant of Henry Frankland | |
| Born | 1690 |
| Died | 1738 (aged 47–48) |
| Occupation | Colonial Administrator |
| Known for | President of Bengal |
Frankland served as President of Bengal in the eighteenth century.[1] 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.
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