Sir Arthur Farquhar
Born9 January 1815
Died29 January 1908 (1908-01-30) (aged 93)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
Years of service1829 – 1880
RankAdmiral
Commands heldHMS Albatross
HMS Malacca
HMS Victory
HMS Hannibal
HMS Hogue
HMS Lion
Pacific Station
Plymouth Command
Battles/warsOriental Crisis
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Spouse(s)
Ellen Rickman
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(m. 1851)​
ChildrenSir Arthur Murray Farquhar
Parents
Relatives

Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar KCB (9 January 1815 – 29 January 1908) was a British Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.

Farquhar joined the Royal Navy in 1829.[1] He took part in the bombardment of Acre during the Oriental Crisis in 1840.[2]

Promoted to commander in 1844, Farquhar was given command of HMS Albatross in 1846[1] and fought pirates in Borneo in 1849.[2] Promoted to captain in 1849, he commanded HMS Malacca, HMS Victory, HMS Hannibal, HMS Hogue and HMS Lion.[1]

Farquhar was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station in 1869 and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth in 1878. He retired in 1880.[1]

There is a memorial to Farquhar in Christ Church, Kincardine O'Neil.[3]

Family

In 1851 Farquhar married Ellen Rickman; the couple had nine sons and four daughters.[2] He was an investor in the coal mines of Robert Dunsmuir.[4]

See also

  • O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). "Farquhar, Arthur" . A Naval Biographical Dictionary . John Murray – via Wikisource.

References

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