Henry Frankland

Henry Frankland (1690–1738)[1] was an administrator of the English East India Company.

Memorial in Chichester Cathedral to a descendant of Henry Frankland.

Henry Frankland
Occupation	Colonial Administrator
Known for	President of Bengal

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

1. "Kindred Britain - Henry Frankland". Stanford University. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
2. Provinces of British India - World Statesmen