Arthur Farquhar

British Royal Navy admiral (1815–1908)

Ellen Rickman
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(m. 1851)​
ChildrenSir Arthur Murray Farquhar Parents
  • Sir Arthur Farquhar (father)
  • Jane Murray (mother)
Relatives
  • Robert Caldwell (son-in-law)
  • William Farquhar (uncle)

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.

Naval career

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
George Hastings
 Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station
1869–1872 		Succeeded by
Sir Charles Hillyar
Preceded by
Sir Thomas Symonds
 Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
1878–1880 		Succeeded by
Sir Charles Elliot