Frederick Hankey (1774-1855)

Sir Frederick Hankey (13 March 1774 – 13 March 1855) was a British army officer, diplomat and colonial administrator. He was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1833 by William IV. He served as a diplomat on Corfu and Malta. Biography Hankey was born in London, the third son of John Hankey, a merchant of Mincing Lane, and his wife, Elizabeth. Hankey married his first cousin, Charlotte Hankey, at Fetcham, Surrey, in July 1796. They had two daughters, Emma (1798-1864) and Frederica (1816-1872). Charlotte Hankey died that same year 1816. Frederick Hankey served in the British Army in Ceylon (1800-1811) as an infantry officer (he attained the rank of colonel in the 15th Regiment of Foot)