Robert C Schenck, US Army general and diplomat mb-code 2490406 William the Conqueror on horseback

William the Conqueror on horseback entering the Tower of London

'The Irish Devil-Fish'

OF HER MAJESTY'S MINT

Graham Hill in cockpit of Lola T90

upon the throne of Italy

Robert C Schenck, US Army general and diplomat mb-code 2490406 William the Conqueror on horsebackRobert C Schenck, US Army general and diplomat, 1874. Schenck (1809 1890) was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. In 1871 he was appointed US Minister to the United Kingdom by President Ulysses S Grant. At a reception for Queen Victoria in Somerset, Schenck was persuaded to write down his rules for the game of poker. The game rapidly became popular in Britain, where it was known as Schenck Poker.