James Farquhar (1 August 1764 – September 1833) was a Scottish politician in the 19th century.

Political career

In an 1802 by-election, he replaced Alexander Allardyce in Aberdeen Burghs in the first United Kingdom Parliament as an Independent. He was a supporter of the Liverpool ministry. He lost his seat in the 1806 general election, but regained it at the 1807 general election. He was re-elected in

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. He lost his seat in the 1818 general election to

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. In 1824, he became

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MP for Portarlington in

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where he sat until 1830.

References

1764 births 1833 deaths 19th-century Scottish politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Farquhar, James Independent members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Independent politicians in Scotland Tory MPs (pre-1834) UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 Politicians from Aberdeen Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Aberdeen constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Portarlington People from Portarlington, County Laois