The Townsend-Farquhar baronetcy, of Mauritius, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 August 1821 for Robert Townsend-Farquhar,[1] the first Governor of Mauritius and Member of Parliament for Newton and Hythe. He was the second son of the 1st Baronet of the 1796 creation.
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The 2nd Baronet represented Hertford in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on the death of the 6th Baronet, an artist, in 1924.[2]
Townsend-Farquhar baronets, of Mauritius (1821)
edit- Sir Robert Townsend Townsend-Farquhar, 1st Baronet (1776–1830)[3]
- Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet (1809–1866)[3][4]
- Sir Eric Robert Townsend-Farquhar, 3rd Baronet (1836–1867)[3]
- Sir Minto Walter Townsend-Farquhar, 4th Baronet (1837–1872)[3]
- Sir John Henry Townsend-Farquhar, 5th Baronet (1839–1877)[3]
- Sir Robert Townsend-Farquhar, 6th Baronet (1841–1924)[3][2]
Notes
edit- ^ "No. 17730". The London Gazette. 28 July 1821. p. 1555.
- ^ a b "Farquhar, Sir Robert Townsend-". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c d e f Foster, Joseph (1883). The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire. Westminster: Nichols and Sons. pp. 217–218.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. 1866. pp. 406–407.