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The Honourable Major-General
William Farquhar
1st Resident of Singapore
In office 6 February 1819 – 1 May 1823
Appointed by
Stamford Raffles
Monarchs
George III George IV
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
John Crawfurd
6th Resident of Malacca
In office 1813–1818
Monarch
George III
Preceded by
Willem Jacob Cranssen
Succeeded by
Jan Samuel Timmermann Thijssen
Personal details
Born
(1774-02-26)26 February 1774 Newhall, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Great Britain
Died
11 May 1839(1839-05-11) (aged 65) Early Banks, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Resting place
Greyfriars Burial Ground, Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nationality
Scottish
Spouse
Margaret Loban
(m. 1828–1839)
Domestic partner
Antoinette Clement (1795–1823)
Relations
Justin Trudeau (5x great-grandson)
Children
with Antoinette Clement:
Arthur Farquhar (son)
Esther Asther Farquhar (daughter)
Baby Farquhar (unknown) (died in infancy)
Elizabeth Caroline Farquhar (daughter)
Catherine Dorothy Farquhar (daughter)
Andrew Farquhar (son)
with Margaret Loban:
William Grant Farquhar (son)
Margaret Amelia Farquhar (daughter) (died in infancy)
Margaret Farquhar (daughter)
Amelia Farquhar (daughter)
Agnes Farquhar (daughter)
Mary Jane Farquhar (daughter)
Parents
Robert Farquhar (father)
Agnes Morrison (mother)
Relatives
James Farquhar (brother)
Amelia Farquhar Grant (sister)
Arthur Farquhar (brother)
Margaret (Sinclair) Trudeau (4x great-granddaughter)
Justin Trudeau (5x great-grandson)
Alexandre Trudeau (5x great-grandson)
Michel Trudeau (5x great-grandson)
Residence(s)
Early Banks, Perth, Scotland
Profession
Colonial administrator
Military service
Allegiance
East India Company
Branch/service
Madras Engineer Group
Years of service
1791–1839
Rank
Major-General
Battles/wars
Invasion of Java
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