Sir Walter Bullivant up. In the first chapter of the novel, the reader also learns of Bullivant's son Harry Bullivant, who lost his life while spying in the Middle East in the guise of a muleteer. Sir Walter Bullivant Sir Walter Bullivant is a fictional character created by the Scottish thriller writer John Buchan for his series of novels featuring the spy Richard Hannay. He plays small but significant roles in both "The Thirty-Nine Steps" and "Greenmantle". Sir Walter is a senior mandarin at the Foreign Office in the years leading up to World War I. He is the archetypal spymaster — gruff,
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