William Farquhar
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The Honourable William Farquhar |
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Oil on canvas, c. 1830
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| 6th Resident of Malacca | |
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In office 1808–1818 |
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| Monarch | George III (1760–1820) |
| Preceded by | Willem Jacob Cranssen, Dutch Governor |
| Succeeded by | Jan Samuel Timmermann Thijssen, Dutch Governor |
| 1st Resident of Singapore | |
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In office 6 February 1819 – 1 May 1823 |
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George III (1760–1820) |
| Succeeded by | Dr. John Crawfurd |
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| Born | 26 February 1774 Newhall, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Died | 11 May 1839 (aged 65) Perth, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | i) Antoinette Clement ii) Margaret Loban |
| Relatives |
Sir Arthur Farquhar (brother) Justin Trudeau (5th-great grandson) |
| Profession | Colonial administrator |
George III (1760–1820)
Major-General William Farquhar (/ˈfɑːkər/ FAH-kər; 26 February 1774 – 11 May 1839) was an employee of the East India Company, and the first British Resident and Commandant of colonial Singapore.
Farquhar was born at Newhall, Aberdeenshire, near Aberdeen in 1774 as the youngest child of Robert Farquhar and Agnes Morrison, his father's second wife. 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. Farquhar joined the East India Company as a cadet at age 17. Shorty after arriving in Madras on 19 June 1791, he was promoted to a low-rank commissioned officer of the Madras Engineers on 22 June 1791. Two years later, on 16 August 1793, he became a Lieutenant in the Madras Engineers.
Farquhar was Chief Engineer in the expeditionary force which took Malacca from the Dutch on 18 August 1795. On 1 January 1803 he was promoted to the rank of full Captain. From 1803 he acted as Resident of Malacca, and was made a full Major in Corps on 26 September 1811, before he was officially appointed Resident and Commandant of Malacca in December 1813; a position he held for several years, in charge of both Civil and Military offices, until the Dutch returned in September 1818. During his tenure here he assisted in missions around the region, including the British invasion of Java led by Governor-General Lord Minto and Sir Stamford Raffles in August 1811. He spoke Malay, married a Malaccan-French woman, Antoinette "Nonio" Clement (he had six children by her); and was popularly known as the Rajah of Malacca.
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