About Henry Frankland
Lived 1690 – 1738 (aged 47–48). Henry Frankland was a businessperson, known for Bengal.
Henry Frankland (1690–1738) was an administrator of the British East India Company.
Frankland served as President of Bengal in the eighteenth century. 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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Who was Henry Frankland?
British colonial adminstirator
When was Henry Frankland born?
Henry Frankland was born in 1690.
When did Henry Frankland die?
Henry Frankland died on 23 August 1738.
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Henry Frankland was a businessperson.
What was Henry Frankland known for?
Henry Frankland was known for Bengal.
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