William Farquhar

The Honourable
William Farquhar
The Honourable William Farquhar
Resident of Malacca
	In office; 1803–1818
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	Willem Jacob Cranssen
Succeeded by	Jan Samuel Timmerman Thijssen
Resident of Singapore
	In office; 6 February 1819 – 1 May 1823
Appointed by	Stamford Raffles
Monarchs	George III ; George IV
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	John Crawfurd
Personal details
Born	26 February 1774; Newhall, Aberdeenshire
Died	11 May 1839 (aged 65); Perth, Scotland
Resting place	Greyfriars Burial Ground
Spouse	Margaret Loban (m. 1828⁠–⁠1839)
Domestic partner	Antoinette Clement (1795–1823)
Relations	Justin Trudeau (5x great-grandson)
Children	with Antoinette Clement: Arthur Farquhar (son); Esther Asther Farquhar (daughter); Baby Farquhar (unknown) (died in infancy); Elizabeth Caroline Farquhar (daughter); Catherine Dorothy Farquhar (daughter); Andrew Farquhar (son); with Margaret Loban: William Grant Farquhar (son); Margaret Amelia Farquhar (daughter) (died in infancy); Margaret Farquhar (daughter); Amelia Farquhar (daughter); Agnes Farquhar (daughter); Mary Jane Farquhar (daughter);
Parents	Robert Farquhar (father); Agnes Morrison (mother);
Relatives	James Farquhar (brother); Amelia Farquhar Grant (sister); Arthur Farquhar (brother); Margaret (Sinclair) Trudeau (4x great-granddaughter); Justin Trudeau (5x great-grandson); Alexandre Trudeau (5x great-grandson); Michel Trudeau (5x great-grandson);
Occupation	Army officer, colonial administrator
Military service
Allegiance	East India Company
Branch/service	Madras Army
Years of service	1791–1839
Rank	Major general
Unit	Madras Pioneers
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars Invasion of Java (1811); ;

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Major-General William Farquhar (26 February 1774 – 11 May 1839) was a Madras Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the resident of Malacca from 1803 to 1818 and the resident of Singapore from 1819 to 1823.