| Sir Arthur Farquhar | |||||||
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1815 | ||||||
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom | ||||||
| Serviceyears: | 1829 – 1880 | ||||||
| Rank: | Admiral | ||||||
| Commands: | HMS Albatross HMS Malacca HMS Victory HMS Hannibal HMS Hogue HMS Lion Pacific Station Plymouth Command | ||||||
| Branch: | Royal Navy | ||||||
| Battles: | Oriental Crisis | ||||||
| Awards: | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | ||||||
| Children: | Sir Arthur Murray Farquhar
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Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar (9 January 1815 - 29 January 1908) was a British Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.
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]
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]
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