Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet
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| Intro | Politician | |
| A.K.A. | Walter Townsend-Farquhar Sir Walter Townsend-Farquhar Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar | |
| A.K.A. | Walter Townsend-Farquhar Sir Walter Townsend-Farquhar Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1809 | |
| Death | 1866 (aged 57 years) | |
| Politics: | Conservative Party | |
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Sir Walter Minto Townsend-Farquhar, 2nd Baronet (26 October 1809 – 18 June 1866), also spelt Townshend-Farquhar, was a British Conservative Party politician.
He was the son of Robert Townsend Farquhar and Maria Frances Geslip de Latour. In 1835, he married Erica Catherine Mackay, daughter of Eric Mackay, 7th Lord Reay, and together they had five children:
- Eric Townsend-Farquhar (1836–1867)
- Minto Townsend-Farquhar (1837–1872)
- John Townsend-Farquhar (1839–1877)
- Robert Townsend-Farquhar (1841–1924)
- Horace Farquhar (1844–1923)
He became Baronet of Mauritius upon his father's death in 1830. When he died, the title passed to his first son, Eric.
Townsend-Farquhar was elected MP for Hertford in 1857 and held the seat until his death in 1866.