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.
Sir Arthur Farquhar | |
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| Born | 9 January 1815 |
| Died | 29 January 1908 (aged 93) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1829 – 1880 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | HMS Albatross HMS Malacca HMS Victory HMS Hannibal HMS Hogue HMS Lion Pacific Station Plymouth Command |
| Battles / wars | Oriental Crisis |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
| Spouse(s) |
Ellen Rickman (m. 1851) |
| Children | Sir Arthur Murray Farquhar |
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| Relatives |
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Naval career
editFarquhar 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
editIn 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
edit- O'Byrne, William Richard (1849). . . John Murray – via Wikisource.
References
edit- ^ a b c d William Loney RN
- ^ a b c Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain By Peter Beauclerk Dewar, p. 418
- ^ This is North Scotland
- ^ "Robert Dunsmuir". Craigdarroch Castle. Retrieved 23 April 2022.