Richard Hieram Sankey
Military Person
1829 – 1908
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Who was Richard Hieram Sankey?
Lieutenant General Sir Richard Hieram Sankey KCB was an officer in the Royal Engineers in the East India Company's army in British India, later transferring to the British Army after the Indian Mutiny and the assumption of Crown rule in India. The Sankey Tank in Bangalore which he constructed to meet the water demands of that city is named after him. The high court building in Bangalore, Attara Kacheri, was designed and built by him.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1829
County Tipperary - Died
- Nov 11, 1908
St George's Hospital
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on July 23, 2013
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