About Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet
Lived 1809 – 1866 (aged 56). Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet was a British politician.
Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet (26 October 1809 – 18 June 1866), also spelt Townshend-Farquhar, was a British Conservative Party politician.
Personal life In 1835, he married Erica Catherine Mackay, daughter of Eric Mackay, 7th Lord Reay, and together they had five children, four of whom succeeded to his baronetcy and one, the youngest, who was elevated to an earldom: Eric Townsend-Farquhar (1836–1867) Minto Townsend-Farquhar (1837–1872) John Townsend-Farquhar (1839–1877) Robert Townsend-Farquhar (1841–1924) Horace Farquhar (1844–1923)
Sir Walter died on 18 June 1866 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Eric.
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Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet was born on 26 October 1809.
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Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet died on 18 June 1866.
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Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet was a politician.
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