Richard Hannay 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 on Buchan's 1915 novel of the same name. In his autobiography, "Memory Hold-the-Door", Buchan suggests that the character is based, in part, on Edmund Ironside, from Edinburgh, a spy during the Second Boer War. Hannay appears in several novels as a major character, including: He also appears as a minor character in: "The Thirty-One Kings" (2017), by
Hannay baronets born circa 1598. He was the son of Alexander Hannay of Sorbie. He married Jane Stewart. He died on 8 January 1657/58 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He was buried on 24 January 1657/58 at Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland. He died intestate and his estate was administered to his son, Sir Robert Hannay on 29 November 1658. He held the office of Clerk of the Nichells [Ireland] between 19 October 1629 and 30 May 1639. He was created 1st Baronet Hannay, of Mochrum, co. Kirkcudbright [Nova Scotia] on 31 March 1630, with a special remainder to his heirs male. Sir