Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet (26 October 1809 – 18 June 1866),
also spelt Townshend-Farquhar, was a
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politician.
He was the son of
Robert Townsend Farquhar and Maria Frances Geslip de Latour. In 1835, he married Erica Catherine Mackay, daughter of
Eric Mackay, 7th Lord Reay, and together they had five children:
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Eric Townsend-Farquhar (1836–1867)
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Minto Townsend-Farquhar (1837–1872)
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John Townsend-Farquhar (1839–1877)
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Robert Townsend-Farquhar (1841–1924)
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Horace Farquhar
Horace Brand Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar, (19 May 1844 – 30 August 1923) was a British financier, courtier and Conservative politician.
Background
Townsend-Farquhar was born at Goldings near Hertford, the fifth of six sons of Sir Minto To ...
(1844–1923)
He became
Baronet of Mauritius upon his father's death in 1830. When he died, the title passed to his first son, Eric.
Townsend-Farquhar was elected MP for
Hertford
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in
1857
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* January 7 – The partly French-owned London General Omnibus Company begins operating.
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and held the seat until his death in 1866.
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UK MPs 1865–1868
1809 births
1866 deaths
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