Admiral Sir Arthur Farquhar KCB

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 (9 January 1815 – 29 January 1908) was a Royal Navy

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 officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth

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Naval career

Farquhar joined the Royal Navy

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 in 1829. He took part in the bombardment of Acre

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 during the Oriental Crisis

Oriental Crisis of 1840

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 in 1840.

Promoted to Commander

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 in 1844 he was given command of HMS Albatross in 1846 and fought pirates in Borneo

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 in 1849. Promoted to Captain

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 in 1849, he commanded HMS Malacca, HMS Victory

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, HMS Hannibal

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, HMS Hogue

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 and HMS Lion

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He was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Station

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 in 1869 and Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth

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 in 1878. He retired in 1880.

There is a memorial to him in Christ Church, Kincardine O'Neil

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