James Farquhar (1 August 1764 – September 1833) was a Scottish politician in the 19th-century.

Political career

In a 1802 by-election, he replaced Alexander Allardyce in

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in the first United Kingdom Parliament as an Independent. He was a supporter of the

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. He lost his seat in the 1806 general election, but regained it at the 1807 general election. He was re-elected in 1812. He lost his seat in the 1818 general election to Radical candidate

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. In 1824, he became

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MP for Portarlington in

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where he sat until 1830.

References

1764 births 1833 deaths 19th-century Scottish politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Farquhar, James Independent members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Tory (British political party) politicians UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies Politicians from Aberdeen Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Aberdeen constituencies People from Portarlington, County Laois