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A. M. Farquhar, 

 British sailor 



Russell 



in 1896, he conveyed the duke and 

 duchess of Connaught to the Delhi 

 Durbar in 1902 on the Renown. 

 Rear- admiral 

 1906, he com- 

 manded the 

 fourth^ "J cruiser 

 squadron, 1909- 

 11, and was pro- 

 moted vice-ad- 

 miral. In 1913 

 he was appoint- 

 ed to command 

 the coastguard 

 and reserves, 

 and in 1914 was 

 knighted and became admiral. 



Farquhar, GEORGE (1678-1707). 

 English dramatist. Born in Lon- 

 donderry, and educated at Trinity 

 College, Dub- 

 lin, he started 

 life as an actor 

 in Dublin, but 

 obtained a 

 commission in 

 the army, 1702. 

 His first play 

 was Love and 

 a Bottle, 1699. 

 which was fol- 

 lowed by The 

 Constant Cou- 



pie, 

 1701 



George Farquhar, 

 English dramatist 



From an old print 



1700 ; and Sir Harry Wildair, 

 701. Other notable productions 

 were The Beaux' Stratagem, 1707, 

 two characters in which, Lady 

 Bountiful and Boniface, the inn- 

 keeper, have passed into the lan- 

 guage as types. The Recruiting 

 Officer, 1706, contains the song 

 Over the Hills and Far Away. Far- 

 quhar died in pecuniary difficulties. 

 He had sold his commission to 

 marry a professed heiress, who 

 turned out penniless. Farquhar 

 magnanimously forgave her. His 

 large-heartedness is reflected in his 

 comedies, which, though not per- 

 haps so witty as those of Congreve, 

 are pervaded by a human sympathy 

 which gives reality to both plot and 

 characters. Dramatic Works, ed. 

 with Life, A. C. Ewald, 1892. 



Farr, WILLIAM (1807-83). Brit- 

 ish statistician. Born at Kenley, 

 Shropshire, Nov. 30, 1807, he 

 studied medi- 

 cine in Paris, 

 and practised 

 in London. 

 In 1838 he was 

 appointed 

 compiler of 

 abstracts t o 

 the registrar- 

 general. For 

 the two decen- 

 nial censuses, 

 1851 and 1861, he was assistant 

 commissioner, and commissioner 

 for that of 1871. Disappointed at 

 not obtaining the registrar-general- 

 ship in 1879, he resigned his post. 



William Farr, 

 British statistician 



Author of many articles on statis- 

 tics and actuarial matters, he wrote 

 most of the papers on the causes 

 of death in England in the annual 

 reports of the registrar-general from 

 1839-80. He died April 14, 1883. 

 Farragut, DAVID GLASGOW 

 (1801-70). American sailor. Born 

 at Knoxville, Tennessee, July 5, 

 1801, of Spanish descent, he en- 

 tered the navy, and in 1825 was 

 promoted lieutenant. When the 

 Civil War came in 1861, notwith- 

 standing his southern birth, he 

 offered his services to the Wash- 

 ington government, and hi 1862 

 was given command of the Wes- 

 tern Gulf blockading squadron. 

 His great popularity was inten- 

 sified by his brilliant forcing of 

 the passage of the Mississippi 

 and capture of 

 New Orleans. 

 After an un- 

 successful op- 

 eration against 

 Vicksburg, 

 with the aid 

 o f monitors 

 he defeated 

 Buchanan at 



Mobile in 1864, but his health being 

 undermined by the climate he re- 

 turned to New York the same year, 

 being made the first rear-admiral of 

 the U. S. navy. In 1 866 he was pro - 

 moted admiral, and retired 1867. 

 He died at Portsmouth, New 

 Hampshire, Aug. 14, 1870. 



Farrant, RICHARD (c. 1530-80). 

 British organist and composer. A 

 gentleman of the Chapel Royal, 

 Farrant was for some time organist 

 of S. George's Chapel, Windsor. 

 Much of the music attributed to 

 him has been proved to be by 

 .other composers, but it is probable 

 that he composed the beautiful 

 anthem Call to Remembrance. He 

 died Nov. 30, 1580. 



Farrar, FREDERIC WILLIAM 

 (1831-1903). British divine and 

 writer. Born at Bombay, Aug. 7, 

 1831, he was educated at London 

 University and Trinity College. 

 Cambridge, 

 and became 

 in 1855 an as- 

 sistant master 

 a t Harrow. 

 He was head- 

 in aster of 

 Marlborough 

 College from 

 1871-76, when 

 he became 

 canon of West- 

 minster and 

 rector of S. 

 Margaret's, 



Elizabeth Farren, 

 British actress 



being appointed archdeacon of 

 Westminster in 1883. Farrar was 

 made dean of Canterbury in 1895. 

 His Life of Christ, 1874: Life of 

 S. Paul, 1879; and Lives of the 

 Fathers, 1889, enjoyed remarkable 

 success. He died March 22, 1903. 



Farren, ELIZABETH (c. 1759- 

 1829). British actress. The daughter 

 of a Cork surgeon turned actor, 

 she made her 

 first London 

 appearance at 

 The Haymar- 

 ket, June 9. 

 1777, as Miss 

 Hardc a s 1 1 e. 

 She made 

 her debut at 

 Drury Lane, 

 Sept. 8, 1788, 

 a s Charlotte 



After SirT, Lawrence R uspO rt i n 



The West Indian, and acted at 

 this theatre and The Haymarket 

 till her retirement in 1797. At 

 Drury Lane she succeeded Mrs. 

 Abington as the impersonator of 

 fine ladies and was received with 

 favour as Lydia Languish, Milla- 

 mant, Lady Betty Modish, Lady 

 Teazle, Berinthia hi Sheridan's 

 Trip to Scarborough, and Angelica 

 in Congreve' s Love for Love. In 

 1797 she married the 12th earl of 

 Derby, and died on April 23, 1829. 

 Farren, ELLEN OR NELLIE 

 (1848-1904). British actress. Grand- 

 daughter of William Farren (q.v.), 

 nnm^^^^^M an d born at 

 i Liverpool, she 

 I played many 

 i parts in com- 

 I edy, farce, 

 I and burlesque 

 I at Sadler's 

 ^ 1 Wells, The 



ML 4 I Olympic, and 



Hyilk i The Queen's. 

 She joined 

 John Hollings- 

 head's c o m- 

 pany in 1868 at the (old) Gaiety 

 Theatre, where she remained under 

 his management, and that of his 

 successor George Edwardes, till her 

 retirement in 1 89 1 , playing as princi - 

 pal boy in innumerable burlesques. 

 Farren, WILLIAM (1786-1861). 

 British actor. He made his debut 

 on the London stage, Sept. 10, 1818, 

 as Sir Petei 

 T e a z le at 

 Covent Gar- 

 den, where he 

 remained till 

 1828. He ap- 

 peared as Sir 

 Peter at Drury 

 Lane, Oct. 16. 

 1828, remain- 

 ing a member William Farren, 

 of g the com. F ,^ tr , 

 pany for nine by Mayan 



Nellie Farren, 

 British actress 



Downey 



