Joseph Hankey

Joseph Hankey
Member of Parliament for Wareham
In office
1 March 1799 – 1802
Preceded byLord Robert Spencer
Succeeded byAndrew Strahan
Personal details
Born1754 (1754)
Died7 April 1803(1803-04-07) (aged 48–49)

Joseph Chaplin Hankey II (1754 – 7 April 1803) was an English banker who was Member of Parliament for Wareham.

Biography

Portrait of Catherine Gale (1716–1773), his mother

Joseph Hankey was born into a Fenchurch Street family of bankers. His father made money in the slave trade in Jamaica. His brother Richard Hankey was also an MP.

References

  1. ↑ "HANKEY, Joseph Chaplin (?1754-1803), of King Street, Mdx. and Fenchurch Street, London". historyofparliamentonline.
  2. ↑ "Hankey & Co | NatWest Group Heritage Hub". www.natwestgroup.com. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  3. ↑ "Joseph Chaplin Hankey I | Legacies of British Slavery". www.ucl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2025-09-13. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
  4. ↑ "HANKEY, Richard (c.1766-1817), of High Beech, Essex. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Archived from the original on 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2026-06-24.

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