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
Allen Burroughs Hannay Allen Burroughs Hannay Allen Burroughs Hannay (February 14, 1892 – October 22, 1983) was a United States federal judge. Born in Hempstead, Texas, Hannay received an LL.B. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1913. He was in private practice in Hempstead and Houston from 1913 to 1930. He was a judge in Waller County, Texas from 1915 to 1917. He was a state district judge in the 113th Judicial District of Texas from 1930 to 1942. On July 16, 1942, Hannay was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States District Court