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unusual facts about Robert Townsend Farquhar


British Mauritius

The British administration, which began with Robert Townsend Farquhar as governor, was followed by rapid social and economic changes.


Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet

His baronetcy passed to his eldest son, Sir Thomas Harvie Farquhar, 2nd Baronet, although it was his second son Robert Townsend Farquhar who was most successful, becoming the governor of Penang and Mauritius and subsequently a Member of Parliament.


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