Henry Frankland

Henry Frankland (1690–1738) 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.^[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.

Political offices
Preceded by John Deane	President of Bengal 30 January 1726 – 17 September 1728	Succeeded by Edward Stephenson

References

1. Provinces of British India - World Statesmen