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Michael Farquhar (footballer)
Michael Farquhar may refer to: *Michael Farquhar, author of '' A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans'' *Sir Michael Farquhar, 7th Baronet (born 1938), of the Farquhar baronets There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Farquhar family, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Farquhar Baronetcy -- of Cadogan House ... See also * Farquhar (surname) {{hndis, Farquhar, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Treasury Of Foolishly Forgotten Americans
''A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans'' is a compilation of biographies by Michael Farquhar. This was Farquhar's fifth book in a series of humorous historical outlooks. Cast of characters :John Billington: Mayflower Murderer :Mary Dyer: Quaker Martyr :Anne Bonny: Pirate of the CaribbeanTom Quick “The Indian Slayer” :Mary Jemison: “The White Woman of the Genesee” : William Dawes: The Other Midnight Rider :James T. Callender: Muckraker for the First Amendment :John Ledyard: The Explorer Who Dreamed of Walking the World :Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte: Royal American :Stephen Pleasonton: The Clerk Who Saved the Constitution (and the Declaration of Independence, Too) : Richard Mentor Johnson: The Veep Who Killed Tecumseh :Zilpha Elaw: An Unlikely Evangelist : Edwin Forrest: American Idol :Rose O’Neale Greenhow: A Spy of Grande Dame Proportion Rose O'Neal Greenhow :Clement Vallandigham: Copperhead :Mary Surratt: The Mother of Conspirators? :Tunis Campbell: Pillar of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farquhar Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Farquhar family, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Farquhar Baronetcy -- of Cadogan House in the County of Middlesex—was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 1 March 1796 for Walter Farquhar, Physician to George IV when Prince of Wales and subsequently President of the Royal College of Physicians. Sir Harold Farquhar, grandson of Harvie Morton Farquhar, second son of the second Baronet, was a diplomat and served as British Ambassador to Sweden between 1948 and 1951. The Townsend-Farquhar Baronetcy, of Mauritius, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 August 1821 for Robert Townsend-Farquhar, the first Governor of Mauritius and Member of Parliament for Newton and Hythe. He was the second son of the first Baronet of the 1796 creation. The second Baronet represented Hertford in the House of Commons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |