Townsend-Farquhar baronets of Mauritius (1821) explained

The Townsend-Farquhar baronetcy, of Mauritius, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 21 August 1821 for Robert Townsend-Farquhar, the first Governor of Mauritius and Member of Parliament for Newton and Hythe. He was the second son of the 1st Baronet of the 1796 creation.

The 2nd Baronet represented Hertford in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on the death of the 6th Baronet, an artist, in 1924.

Townsend-Farquhar baronets, of Mauritius (1821)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foster . Joseph . The Baronetage and Knightage of the British Empire . 1883 . Nichols and Sons . Westminster . 217–218 .
  2. Book: The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle . 1866 . 406–407 . en.