For example, when William Davidson, later Macarthur's business partner in New South Wales, applied for land next to Macarthur's holdings at Parramatta, he carried with him a letter of introduction announcing his Royal connections as nephew to Sir Walter Farquhar.

* Fort Wall and Gate: Raffles, in a letter to William Farquhar in 1819, on the suitability of building a fortress on Government Hill: " … On the hill overlooking the Settlement, and commanding it and a considerable portion of the anchorage, a small Fort, capable of mounting 8 or 10 pounders and of containing a magazine off brick or stone, together with a barrack for the permanent residence of 30 European artillery, and of temporary accommodation of the rest of the garrison in case of emergency.

Fonthill, with part of his collection was sold before the sale for £ 330, 000 to John Farquhar, who had made a fortune selling gunpowder in India.

Records attest that Farquhar McGillivray employed indentured servants, and it was not uncommon for such arrangements to be made between relatives.

Francis Farquhar wrote that she " spent the summer of 1870 in Yosemite, where she attached herself to the Hutchings family and made eyes at John Muir.

The oonopid monotypic spider species Farqua quadrimaculata is the only known spider that is endemic to the Farquhar Islands.

However, Farquhar found it expedient to allow European merchants to encroach the reserved space as this appeared to be the only suitable site for mercantile firms and godowns, since the southern bank was then too swampy.

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

Meanwhile, Major William Farquhar, the British Resident of Malacca, had been attempting to negotiate commercial treaties with the local chiefs of the Riau Archipelago, especially with the heads of the Sultanate of Johore.

Due to the death and subsequent turmoil of the sultanate at the time of Farquhar's arrival, Farquhar was compelled to sign the treaty not with the official head of the sultanate, but rather, the Raja Muda ( Regent or Crown Prince ) of Riau.

The Aldabra Atoll, along with Des Roches and Farquhar, was part of the British Indian Ocean Territory from 1965 until Seychelles independence in 1976.

An instrumental version was used as the closing theme during season two, but was replaced in season three with a new closing theme composed by Kurt Farquhar.

Beckford's decidedly obsessive haste to erect the building as fast and as grandiosely as he could, coupled with the decision ( ultimately pushed by Beckford ), of reaching structurally unsound heights in the building's tower spire, and utilizing for this a method of building labeled " compo-cement " by Wyatt, which consisted in using timber stuccoed with cement, led to the eventual collapse of the tower — damaging the western wing of the building too — in 1825, when Beckford had already sold the building ( for a good price of £ 275, 000 ) to John Farquhar.

The 1926 provincial election reduced the farmer-labour contingent to thirteen Progressive MLAs and one Labour MLA ( Homuth-who had broken with the Progressives and supported the government ) while two new UFO MLAs, Thomas Farquhar and Farquhar Oliver joined Oke's faction.

In 1802 he became a clerk with Messrs. Herries Farquhar and Co. but left to join his cousin to continue his father's business.

The series was created by Ralph Farquhar, along with the writing team of Sara V. Finney and Vida Spears.

He was one of three LibDem MSPs ( along with Donald Gorrie and John Farquhar Munro ) to oppose the coalition with the Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament in 1999 ; and was alone in his LibDem colleagues in not backing Donald Dewar for First Minister ( he abstained from the vote ) that year.

European traditions came to Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, with the first production being performed in 1789 by convicts: The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar.

The local writer Simon Farquhar set his first two plays, Candy Floss Kisses and Elevenses with Twiggy, in the village and they were produced by BBC Radio 4.

Jointly with Allen Steck, he was the first recipient of the Sierra Club's Francis P. Farquhar Mountaineering Award in 1970.

The 2nd Battalion returned to their barracks in Weeton, Lancashire during April, 2008 and were presented with their service medals at a parade there on 30 April 2008 by Major General Andrew Farquhar, Honorary Colonel of the Battalion, along with Brigadier Andrew Mackay, of 52 Infantry Brigade, and Brigadier Mike Griffiths, of 42 ( North West ) Brigade.

Farquhar, fond of books and a student from his earliest years, completed his education with Hallowell in Alexandria, Virginia, at the Brimstone Academy.

He may have arrived as an indentured servant to his relative Farquhar McGillivray, a merchant with interests along the southeastern seaboard.

On his way to England, for trial over the duel with Colonel Paterson, Macarthur's ship had put in for repairs in Indonesia, where he met and offered timely advice to the young and inexperienced British Resident at Amboyna, Sir Robert Farquhar, son of the Physician in Ordinary to the Prince of Wales, Sir Walter Farquhar.

When the soldier leaves, it is revealed that he is a Union scout who has lured Farquhar into a trap, as anyone caught interfering with the railroads would face the noose.

* 1965 – The British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands.

** The British Indian Ocean Territory is created, consisting of Chagos Archipelago, Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches islands ( on June 23, 1976 Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches are returned to the Seychelles ).

In 1804, after the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars, and during Colonel R. T. Farquhar ’ s term as Governor of Penang, Indian convict labourers rebuilt the fort using brick and stone.

Peyton Farquhar, a Civil War civilian prisoner and spy, is about to be hanged from Owl Creek Bridge.

Farquhar also built a temporary home with an attap roof and kajang walls on the current Singapore Cricket Club site, on the edge which came to be known as Raffles Plain.

The vital meeting was held at the Royal Hotel on 1 August 1885, W M C Hickson served as the chairman, and other notables in attendance included all the big sugar mill owners of that time, W G Farquhar, F L Nott, S McDougall, T Penny, S H Bravo and A H Young, all to become the first directors of the Company.

* 1819 – Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.

* 1879 – Marion Jones Farquhar, American tennis player ( d. 1965 )

* University Centre – includes many administrative offices ( Accounting, Payroll, Advising, Record Services ) as well as the main public cafeteria, Maltwood art gallery and the Farquhar auditorium.

* Hugh E. Farquhar, 1972 – 1974

* April 29 – George Farquhar, Irish dramatist ( b. 1677 )

* date unknown – George Farquhar, Irish dramatist ( d. 1707 )

During his illness in 1928, one of his doctors, Sir Farquhar Buzzard, was asked who had saved the King's life.

The granite islands are the world ’ s oldest ocean islands, while the outer islands are mainly very young, though the Aldabra group and St Pierre ( Farquhar Group ) are unusual, raised coral islands that have emerged and submerged several times during their long history, the most recent submergence dating from about 125, 000 years ago.

* Farquhar Group ( Farquhar Atoll, Providence Atoll and St. Pierre Island )

* M. Farquhar, Foolishly Forgotten Americans ( New York, 2008 )

* John Hanson Farquhar, U. S. Representative for Indiana

In 1792 in South Carolina, Alexander Chisholm, the executor of the estate of Robert Farquhar, attempted to sue the state of Georgia in the Supreme Court over payments due him for goods that Farquhar had supplied Georgia during the American Revolutionary War.

The fictional protagonist is Cormac mac Farquhar, Thane of Glamis.

British Governor Robert Townsend Farquhar, based in Mauritius, committed to training and supporting Radama's army.

Members of Raffles ' party surveyed the island and proceeded to request the presence of the sultan, or whoever at the time had supreme nominal power, to sign a formal treaty, while Major Farquhar was ordered to do the same in Rhio.

Despite a covert offer of subterfuge against the Dutch offered by the Raja of Rhio, Farquhar returned and an official protest was sent by the Raja to Java regarding the matter.