Arthur Farquhar

For the Royal Navy officer born in 1772, see Arthur Farquhar (Royal Navy officer, born 1772). For the Royal Navy officer born in 1855, see Arthur Murray Farquhar. For the American businessman, see Arthur Briggs Farquhar.

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
CommandsHMS 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

  1. ^ a b c d William Loney RN
  2. ^ a b c Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain By Peter Beauclerk Dewar, p. 418
  3. ^ This is North Scotland
  4. ^ "Robert Dunsmuir". Craigdarroch Castle. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
1869–1872 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1878–1880 		Succeeded by