Sir Walter Farquhar, 3rd Baronet
British landowner (1810–1900)
Sir Walter Rockcliffe Farquhar, 3rd Baronet JP DL (4 June 1810 – 15 July 1900) was an English landowner of Scottish heritage.
Early life
Farquhar was born on 4 June 1810 in St James's Street, London . He was the son of Sir Thomas Farquhar, 2nd Baronet and Sybella Martha Rockcliffe, a daughter of the Reverend Morton Rockcliffe.[ 1] Mark Milbank , MP for Camelford who was a grandson of the 1st Duke of Cleveland ),[ 2] George Clive , MP for Hereford who was a grandson of the 2nd Baron Archer ), Caroline Eliza Farquhar (wife of Lt.-Gen. Hon. Charles Grey , son of the 2nd Earl Grey ), and Harvie Morton Farquhar (who married Hon. Louisa Ridley-Colborne, daughter of the 1st Baron Colborne ).[ 3]
His paternal grandparents were Anne (née [ 4] Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet , a prominent Scottish physician whose clientele included the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) and the Prime Minister William Pitt .[ 5] Robert Townsend Farquhar , who was also created a baronet of Mauritius in 1821.[ 1] Sir Walter Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet , was a Conservative MP for Hertford .[ 1] Frederick Milbank , an MP who was created a baronet of Well and Hart .[ 1] Sybil Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans , Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey , Louisa McDonnell, Countess of Antrim , and Mary Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Countess of Minto . Through his brother Harvie, he was uncle to Helen Farquhar , the prominent British numismatist .[ 3]
Farquhar was educated at Eton College .[ 6]
Career
Upon the death of his father on 12 January 1836, he succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Farquhar .[ 7] High Sheriff of Surrey in 1859. He also served as a Justice of the Peace for Middlesex and Surrey and Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey. Sir Walter was also a member of the banking firm of Herries, Farquhar and Co.[ 6]
According to his obituary, he "was connected from his early days with many philanthropic objects, and was the friend of Mr. Gladstone and Bishop Wilberforce ."[ 8]
In 1853, Sir Walter acquired Polesden Lacey , located on the North Downs at Great Bookham , near Dorking , Surrey , who held it until his death.[ 9] Margaret Greville who expanded it and extensively remodelled the home in 1906.[ 10]
Personal life
On 28 November 1837, Sir Walter married Lady Mary Octavia Somerset (1814–1906), daughter of Henry Somerset, 6th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Charlotte Leveson-Gower (a daughter of the 1st Marquess of Stafford ). Together, they lived at Cadogan House, London and were the parents of:[ 1]
Sir Henry Thomas Farquhar, 4th Baronet (1838–1916),[ 11] Henry Brand, 1st Viscount Hampden and Eliza Ellice (daughter of Gen. Robert Ellice by his wife Eliza Courtney , herself an illegitimate daughter of the 2nd Earl Grey by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire ), in 1862.[ 12] Walter Randolph Farquhar (1842–1901),[ 13] Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore and Hon. Caroline Elizabeth Anne Rice-Trevor (a daughter of the 4th Baron Dynevor , MP for Carmarthenshire ), in 1877.[ 14]
Arthur Farquhar (1843–1883), a Colonel in the Egyptian Army who was Chief of Staff to Hicks Pasha and was killed in Sudan .[ 3]
Mary Blanche Farquhar (c. 1845 –1916), who married Richard Somerset, 2nd Baron Raglan , son of FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan and Lady Emily Wellesley-Pole (a daughter of the 3rd Earl of Mornington ), in 1871.[ 15] Charlotte Louisa Farquhar (c. 1847 –1923)[ 15]
Sybella Charlotte Farquhar (c. 1848 –1886), who married Anthony Evelyn Ashley , son of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Emily Cowper (daughter of the 5th Earl Cowper ), in 1866.[ 15]
Granville Frederick Richard Farquhar (1849–1934), who married Helen Margaretta Livingston , daughter of Edward Louis Livingston and Mary Josephine Kernochan , in 1896.[ 1] [ 16]
Harriet Blanche Elizabeth Farquhar (c. 1851 –1923), who married Lt.-Col. Hon. George Bertie, son of Montagu Bertie, 6th Earl of Abingdon and Elizabeth Lavinia Anne Harcourt (only daughter of George Harcourt , MP), in 1885.[ 3]
Caroline Emily Horatia Farquhar (c. 1854 –1938)[ 15]
FitzRoy James Wilberforce Farquhar (1858–1941), who married Ada Cradock-Hartopp, daughter of Sir John Cradock-Hartopp, 4th Baronet and Charlotte Frances Howard, in 1884.[ 3] Sir Walter died on 15 July 1900 and his funeral was held at Great Bookham Churchyard, near Polesden Lacey . He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Henry .[ 8]
References
^ a b c d e f Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware : Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 2, page 2351.
^ Jenkins, Terry. "MILBANK, Mark (1795-1881), of Thorpe Perrow; Barningham Park, Yorks. and 25 Bruton Street , Mdx" . www.histparl.ac.uk . History of Parliament Online . Retrieved 10 April 2024 . ^ a b c d e Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage . Retrieved 10 April 2024 .^ "Sir Walter Farquhar | Profile & Legacies Summary" . www.ucl.ac.uk . Legacies of British Slavery . Retrieved 10 April 2024 .^ Farquhar, Sir Walter , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ^ a b "DEATH OF THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S GREAT UNCLE" . Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic . 21 Jul 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 10 April 2024 .^ Lodge, Edmund (1859). The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage and Baronetage: Containing the Family Histories of the Nobility. With the Arms of the Peers . Retrieved 10 April 2024 . ^ a b "ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS DAY" . The Morning Post . Retrieved 10 April 2024 .^ Akeroyd, Simon (2018). Polesden Lacey, Surrey : a souvenir guide 2– 3, 6– 7. ISBN 978-1-84359-492-5 OCLC 925365106 . {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ "POLESDEN LACEY, Non Civil Parish - 1000300 | Historic England" . historicengland.org.uk . Retrieved 2022-07-12 .^ "Sir Henry Farquhar" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 April 2024 .^ "SIR HENRY FARQUHAR" . The Times . Retrieved 10 April 2024 .^ "RECENT WILLS" . Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser Manchester . Retrieved 10 April 2024 .^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage . Retrieved 10 April 2024 .^ a b c d A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire . Retrieved 10 April 2024 .^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1910). Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour . Retrieved 10 April 2024 .
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