Sir_Walter_Townshend-Farquhar,_2nd_Baronet

Sir Walter Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet

Sir Walter Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet

Politician (1809–1866)

Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet (26 October 1809 – 18 June 1866),[1][2] also spelt Townshend-Farquhar, was a British Conservative Party politician.[3]

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Early life

He was the son of Robert Townsend Farquhar and Maria Frances Geslip de Latour.

Career

He became Baronet of Mauritius upon his father's death in 1830.[3]

Townsend-Farquhar was elected MP for Hertford in 1857 and held the seat until his death in 1866.[4]

Personal life

In 1835, he married Erica Catherine Mackay, daughter of Eric Mackay, 7th Lord Reay, and together they had five children, four of whom succeeded to his baronetcy and one, the youngest, who was elevated to an earldom:[3]

Sir Walter died on 18 June 1866 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Eric.

References

  1. [1]
    Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
  2. [2]
    Leigh Rayment's list of baronets – Baronetcies beginning with "T" (part 2)
  3. [3]
    "Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
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