The McFarland Baronetcy, of Aberfoyle in the County of Londonderry, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 23 January 1914 for the Irish businessman John McFarland. He was founder of and a partner in the firm of McCrea and McFarland, engineering contractors, of Belfast

Belfast

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 and Derry

Derry

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, Chairman of Mulhollands, drapers, and owner of the Lough Swilly Steamship Company, and also served as Mayor of Londonderry. He was succeeded by his son, the second Baronet. He was a businessman, a Senator of Northern Ireland

Senate of Northern Ireland

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, Mayor of Londonderry, Lord Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry

Lord Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry

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 and an Irish Rugby union

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 international. The third Baronet has been a member of the Londonderry Corporation and a Deputy Lieutenant

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 of the City of the County of Londonderry from 1956 to 1982.

McFarland Baronets, of Aberfoyle (1914)

• Sir John McFarland, 1st Baronet (1848-1926)
• Sir Basil Alexander Talbot McFarland, 2nd Baronet (1898-1986)
• Sir John Talbot McFarland, 3rd Baronet (b. 1927)