Henry Frankland
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Henry Frankland (1690–1738)[1] was an administrator of the English East India Company.
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Occupation | Colonial Administrator |
Known for | President of Bengal |
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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.
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Preceded by | President of Bengal 30 January 1726 – 17 September 1728 |
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