Robert Townsend Farquhar
Robert Townsend Farquhar
Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar, 1st Baronet was an influential British merchant of the early nineteenth century who served as a colonial governor and Member of Parliament. During his lengthy service for both the East India Company and the British government, Farquhar gained a reputation as an efficient and ambitious administrator and he notably served as Lieutenant-Governor of Prince of Wales Island from January 1804 to 1805 and as governor of Île de Bourbon, now known as Réunion from 1810 to 1811.
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Date of Birth
October 14th, 1776
Age
247
Date of Death
March 16th, 1830
Died Aged
53
Star Sign
Libra
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Anne Stevenson
Mother
Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet
Father
Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet
Son
Maria Frances Geslip (née de Latour), Lady Townsend-Farquhar (later Mrs Hamilton)
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