Sir Richard Hieram Sankey | |
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 Albumen Carte de visite from the National Portrait Gallery | |
| Born | 22 March 1829 Rockwell Castle, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | 11 November 1908 (aged 79) St George's Hospital, London |
| Interred | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ | East India Company Army British Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1884 |
| Rank | Major-general (honorary lieutenant-general on retirement) |
| Unit | Madras Sappers Royal Engineers |
| Commands | Royal Engineer detachment, Kandahar Field Force |
| Battles/wars | Indian Rebellion of 1857 Second Anglo-Afghan War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| Other work | Chairman, Irish Board of Works |
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hieram Sankey KCB (22 March 1829 – 11 November 1908) was an officer in the Royal (Madras) Engineers in the East India Company's army in British India, later transferring to the British Army after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the assumption of Crown rule in India.[1] Sankey Tank which he constructed to meet the water demands of Bangalore is named after him. The high court building in Bangalore, Attara Kacheri, was designed by him and built by Arcot Narrainswamy Mudaliar.
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography, 1901-1911. Volume III. Smith-Elder London 1912 Page 267-8
See also R. H. Vetch; Roger T. Stearn (2004). "Sankey, Sir Richard Hieram (1829–1908)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35943. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)