Richard Hannay of the Second World War, Buchan's last novel, "Sick Heart River" (published just after the author died in 1940) offers a hint about Hannay's future: dying in Canada, Hannay's friend Sir Edward Leithen hears of the outbreak of war in Europe and guesses that many of his old friends, including Hannay, will have taken up arms again. Richard Hannay Major-General Sir Richard Hannay, KCB, OBE, DSO, Legion of Honour, is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist John Buchan and further made popular by the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film "The 39 Steps" (and other later film adaptations), very loosely based
Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet Alice Molyneux, their eldest daughter, married Sir William Dormer and their son, Robert, was created Earl of Carnarvon in 1628. Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet Sir Richard Molyneux, 1st Baronet (1560–1622) was a Member of Parliament for Lancashire, Mayor of Liverpool and Receiver-General of the Duchy of Lancaster. Molyneux was the son of William Molyneux and his wife Bridget Caryll. His grandfather, Sir Richard Molyneux (1528–1568) was MP for Liverpoole from 1562 to 1571. He was educated at University College, Oxford. In 1581, Molyneux was appointed by substitution MP of Wigan, replacing Sir Edward Fitton and knighted in 1586. In