Family and Education
b. 14 Oct. 1776, 2nd s. of Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st bt. (d. 1819), apothecary and physician, of Great Marlborough Street, Mdx. and Ann, da. of Thomas Stevenson of Barbados, wid. of John Harvie, physician, of Wardour Street. educ. Westminster 1787. m. 10 Jan. 1809, Maria Frances Geslip, da. and coh. of Francois Joseph Louis de Lautour of Madras and Devonshire Place, 1s. 1 illegit. s. cr. bt. 21 Aug. 1821. Took name of Townsend bef. Farquhar 19 July 1824. d. 16 Mar. 1830.
Offices Held
Writer E.I. Co. (Madras) 1795; asst. under accountant to board of revenue 1796; asst. under resident at Amboyna 1797, dep. commercial resident 1798, commercial resident 1798 – 1802; commr. for adjusting British claims in Moluccas 1802; lt.-gov. Prince of Wales Island (Penang) 1804 – 05; gov. Mauritius 1811 – 23.
Dir. E.I. Co. 1826 – 28.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: 13 Bruton Street; 2 Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, Mdx.
Volume
Commons 1820-1832
Web Title
TOWNSEND FARQUHAR, Sir Robert Townsend, 1st bt. (1776-1830)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
No
Addresses
Religion
Image