Hensey, Florence
(fl. 1748–1760)
- C. L. Kingsford
- , revised by M. J. Mercer
Extract
Hensey, Florence (fl. 1748–1760), physician and spy, was born in co. Kildare, the son of Florence Hensey (d. 1757) of Ballycumeen, and his wife, Mary (d. 1748). Brought up as a Catholic, he moved to England when very young; he then apparently was educated at the ...