Henry Bankes (died 1776)

Henry Bankes (1698/1700 – 23 September 1776) was a British lawyer and politician, who served as Member of Parliament for Corfe Castle.

[1] Bankes was the son of John Bankes MP and his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Parker Bt MP.

[3] He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in 1720, and called to the bar in 1726.

[1] Bankes was King's Counsel to the Duchy of Lancaster 1738–61, and deputy chief justice of the South Wales circuit 1745–49.

Bankes stood down from parliament in 1762, to accept appointment as a Commissioner of HM Customs.