About William Henry Farquhar
Lived 1813 – 1887 (aged 73). William Henry Farquhar was an American historian.
William Henry Farquhar (June 14, 1813 – February 17, 1887) was an American who was influential in the development of Montgomery County, Maryland.
Early life and education William Henry Farquhar was born in June 1813 to Amos Farquhar (1768–1835) and Mary Elgar in York, Pennsylvania. The Farquhar family was of Scottish descent. Amos was a cotton manufacturer and later became a farmer. William had a brother-in-law and sister, Benjamin Hallowell and Mary W. Kirk (née Farquahar), respectively. Allan Farquhar (1853–1944), farmer and banker
Legacy In 1968, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) named their first middle school in the county William H. Farquhar Middle School after him. The school is on Batchellor's Forest Road.
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American historian (1813-1887)
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William Henry Farquhar was born on 14 June 1813 in York.
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William Henry Farquhar died on 17 February 1887 in Maryland, Sandy Spring, Maryland.
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