| Edward Basil Farnham | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for North Leicestershire |
| Term Start: | 2 August 1837 |
| Term End: | 9 May 1859 |
| Alongside: | John Manners (1857–1859) Charles Manners (1852–1857) Lord Charles Manners (1837–1852) |
| Predecessor: | Lord Charles Manners Charles March-Phillipps |
| Successor: | John Manners Edward Bourchier Hartopp |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1799 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | Conservative |
Edward Basil Farnham (19 April 1799 – 13 May 1879)[1] was a British Conservative politician.
Farnham was the son of Edward Farnham and Harriet, daughter of Dr. Rhudde.[2] He married Gertrude Emily Cradock-Hartopp, daughter of Sir William Edmund Cradock-Hartopp, 3rd Baronet and Jane Mary née Keane, in 1851. They had at least one child, William Edward John Basil Farnham. Farnham lived at Quarndon House in Leicestershire.[3]
One of the first MPs to support Benjamin Disraeli for leader of the Conservatives,[4] Farnham was first elected Conservative MP for North Leicestershire at the 1837 general election and held the seat until 1859 when he did not stand for re-election.[5]
Outside of politics, Farnham was a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Leicestershire,[3] as well as, in 1870, High Sheriff of Leicestershire. He was also a major in the Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry.[4]