Frederick Alers Hankey (29 March 1833 – 15 February 1892) was an English banker and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892.
His father was a banker in the family firm of Hankey & Co.[1][2] Hankey was educated at Harrow School and played for the cricket first XI against Eton in 1850 and 1851.
Hankey played 5 innings in 3 first-class matches, with a top score of 26 not out and an average of 22.00.
[4] Hankey joined his father in the banking business, and in 1868 they were directors of the Consolidated Bank Ltd.[5] In 1885 Hankey was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chertsey.
[6] In 1887 he acquired the Silverlands estate at Chertsey which was to become the site of St Peter's Hospital[7] Hankey held his parliamentary seat until his death at Chertsey, Surrey at the age of 58.