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Farquhar was born in Newhall, Aberdeenshire, near Aberdeen, in 1774 as the youngest child of Robert Farquhar and Agnes Morrison, his father's second wife. [1] His brother, Arthur, two years his senior, rose to the rank of rear admiral in the Royal Navy, and received a knighthood for his distinguished services during the Napoleonic Wars.
Singapore was established as a trading port in February 1819, Francis James Bernard, the son-in-law to Major William Farquhar, was appointed as the first Master Attendant with an office at the mouth of the Singapore River to control shipping.
The William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings consists of 477 watercolour botanical drawings of plants and animals of Malacca and Singapore by unknown Chinese (probably Cantonese) artists that were commissioned between 1819 and 1823 by William Farquhar (26 February 1774 – 13 May 1839). The paintings were meant to be of ...
Term of office Origin Background or previous appointment Monarch Took office Left office Duration 1 Major-General William Farquhar (1774–1839) 6 February 1819 1 May 1823 4 years, 2 months Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Resident of Malacca, Chief Engineer George III. George IV. 2 Dr John Crawfurd (1783–1868) 27 May 1823 15 August 1826 3 years, 2 ...
Prince William will travel to Singapore next month to name the winners of his Earthshot Prize, a global competition to find solutions to the challenges of climate change. William created the prize ...
The Singapore Police Force was founded in 1820, starting with just 11 men under the command of Francis James Bernard, the son-in-law of William Farquhar. [10] With no background nor knowledge on policing, Bernard had to work from scratch, as well as occasionally turning to Farquhar for help.
Raffles came in after for sweeping changes, but Farquhar was operating on the most minimal of resources and set an example for the salutary neglect that Singapore was administered under for years to come. Karajanis 23:21, 20 April 2009 (UTC) Farquhar cannot have been born both near Aberdeen and in Perth.
2nd Resident of Singapore; In office 27 May 1823 – 15 August 1826: Appointed by: Stamford Raffles: ... Major-Gen. William Farquhar. Resident of Singapore 1823 – 1826