Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey

Born on 4 July 1905, Hankey was the eldest son of Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey, and Adeline, daughter of Abraham de Smidt, of South Africa. He was educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}

Hankey was appointed to be a Third Secretary in 1928,{{London Gazette |issue=14408 |date=13 January 1928 |page=57 |city=Edinburgh}} a Second Secretary in 1932,{{London Gazette |issue=34006 |date=19 December 1933 |page=8218 |supp=y}} and a First Secretary in 1939.{{London Gazette |issue=34773 |date=16 January 1940 |page=298 |supp=y}} He then served as the Envoy to Hungary from 1951 to 1953{{London Gazette |issue=39323 |date=31 August 1951 |page=4608}} and the Ambassador to Sweden between 1954 and 1960.{{London Gazette |issue=40132 |date=26 March 1954 |page=1809 |supp=y}}

Hankey was a delegate to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation (renamed the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1961) between 1960 and 1965.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. {{Page needed |date=February 2013}} He succeeded his father in the barony in 1963 and became a very active member of the House of Lords, speaking 552 times between 1965 and his last speech in December 1991 at the age of 86.[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-robert-hankey/index.html hansard.millbankssystem.com] Hankey was also involved in business and served as a director of the Alliance Building Society from 1970 to 1983. He was president of the Anglo-Swedish Society around 1970.{{citation |url=https://www.angloswedishsociety.org.uk/robert-maurice-alers-hankey-2nd-baron-hankey-kcmg-kcvo/ |title=Robert Maurice Alers Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey, KCMG, KCVO |work=The Anglo-Swedish Society |access-date=19 August 2020}}

Lord Hankey was twice married. He married firstly Frances Bevyl, daughter of Walter Erskine Stuart-Menteth, in 1930. They had two sons and two daughters. After her death in 1957 he married secondly Joanna, daughter of Reverend James Johnstone Wright, in 1962.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. {{Page needed |date=February 2013}} Lord Hankey died in October 1996, aged 91,{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080608023546/http://www.leighrayment.com/peers/peersH1.htm leighrayment.com]}} and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, Donald. He was also father of Adele Änggård.

Hankey was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George as a Companion in the 1947 New Year Honours{{London Gazette |issue=37835 |date=31 December 1946 |page=6 |supp=y}} and promoted to a Knight Commander of the same Order in 1955. Sir Robert was appointed to the Royal Victorian Order as a Knight Commander in 1956,{{London Gazette |issue=40824 |date=6 July 1956 |page=3948}} as well as being awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star of Sweden.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. {{Page needed |date=February 2013}}

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