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	Earl Farquhar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The title of Earl Farquhar was created in the (The peers of a kingdom considered as a group) Peerage of the (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) United Kingdom in 1922.
		It became extinct upon the death of the 1st Earl a year later.
		The Earl also bore the titles of Baron Farquhar (1898) and Viscount Farquhar (1917).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/Ea/Earl_Farquhar.htm (81 words)

	GEORGE FARQUHAR - LoveToKnow Article on GEORGE FARQUHAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The play was staged on the 8th of March, and Farquhar lived to have his third night, and there was an extra benefit on the 2oth of April, the day of his death.
		The plots of Farquhars comedies are ingenious in conception and skilfully conducted.
		Farquhars dramatic works were published in 1728, 1742 and 1772, and by Thomas Wilkes with a biography in 1775.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FA/FARQUHAR_GEORGE.htm (988 words)

	Clan Ross
		William, fourth earl, was one of the witnesses to the treaty of Bruce with Haco, King of Norway, 28th October 1312.
		Earl Alexander married a daughter of the Regent Albany, and his only child, Euphemia, Countess of Ross, becoming a nun, she resigned the earldom to her uncle John, Earl of Buchan, Albany's second son.
		On the death of the Earl of Buchan and Ross, at the battle of Verneuil in France in 1424, the earldom of Ross reverted to the crown.
	www.ross.sphosting.com /clan_history.htm (4150 words)

	Clan Farquharson
		Farquhar settled in the Braes of Mar and was appointed baillie or chamberlain thereof.
		At the age of 60, Finlay Mòr accompanied the Earl of Huntly to the Battle of Pinkie in 1547 as the Royal Standard Bearer.
		Queen Mary presented one of these instruments to her and this instrument is now preserved in the National Museum of Antiquities as one of two surviving examples of the musical instrument which Celtic Scotland shared with Ireland before the music of the bagpipe had achieved its full popularity and sophistication.
	www.highlandtraveller.com /clans/farquharson.html (386 words)

	A Compendium of Irish Biography: comprising sketches of distinguished Irishmen, eminent persons connected with Ireland ...
		Farquhar, George, actor and dramatist, was born at Londonderry in 1678, and received his education at Trinity College, whence he was expelled for a jest on a sacred exercise.
		Her son, the MacCarthy Reagh, was tributary to the Earl of Desmond, and the Government endeavoured to induce the Earl to compel the lad's surrender.
		He was of good family, nephew of the Earl of Bristol, Bishop of Derry; was educated at Eton; was received at the court of Versailles; commanded a body of the Volunteers, and in 1784 was presented with the freedom of the city of Londonderry.
	www.booksulster.com /library/biography/biographyF.php (17945 words)

	Westtown School -- Alumni -- Westonian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Earl instilled in all of us the beauty of the belief that Quaker values are caught, not taught.” With Earl’s encouragement, the faculty established a community service requirement.
		Earl and Jay were meeting with an unhappy parent – “a high profile, high stress attorney,” who was unhappy with a discipline decision affecting his son.
		Earl possessed natural physical ability, but what made him a formidable opponent was his tactical understanding of each sport he played.
	www.westtown.edu /alumni/westonian/0402eghjourney.shtml (2387 words)

	Austin Monthly Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		But Earl considers the Smith case to have had a "significant positive impact on the political, moral, and ethical climate in Austin." After Smith's conviction, Austin was without a bail bondsman for a while, and the laws governing how bondsmen operate in the city were reformed.
		Earl also cites as significant those crimes that led to the creation of programs specifically designed to help victims and their families.
		Earl and other law enforcement officials were not allowed to comment on the case at the time of this article, since the second trial has not yet finished and there is currently a gag order in effect.
	www.austinmonthly.com /articles?ArticleID=138&mode=detail (3578 words)

	Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885) was an English philanthropist, one of the best-known of the Victorian era.
		October 15, 1872), daughter of Peter Cowper, 5th Earl Cowper, on 10 June 1830.
		Categories: Earls in the Peerage of England
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anthony_Ashley_Cooper,_7th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury (292 words)

	Catriona Fraser: Photograph of Eilean Donan Castle
		In return for his assistance during the fighting, the Earl of Ross was granted vast territories in the north including the Isle of Skye and much of the mainland opposite.
		Farquhar believed it was the duty of a vicar to enjoy to the full the gifts willingly given by his flock.
		Farquhar was confirmed in his position and even entrusted with the tutelage of the new earl's son, George.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Square/4638/eileandonan.html (2155 words)

	Descent from Farquhar
		Descent from Farquhar, Earl of Ross, to Frances Webb Barclay, who married Field Marshal Sir George Pollock
		Farquhar, Earl of Ross, died near the end of the reign of Alex II, leaving a son:
		Earl of Ross, supporter of John Balliol, married a sister of Robert Bruce and died c.
	uk.geocities.com /nickdg_westlea/descent_from_farquhar.html (294 words)

	Clan Chiefs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Iye was about to succeed in a favourable judgement by the Lord of the Isles and the Earl of Ross and the Earl of Buchan disposing of Sutherland's claim to regality over MacKay.
		The children of Iye were: Donald, Farquhar (physician to King Robert II), and Mariota, hand-fasted wife of the Earl of Buchan.
		Iye Du had several conflicts with the Earl of Sutherland, and was sent as a prisoner to Edinburgh Castle after surrendering to the Earl in 1556.
	members.aol.com /mckayeire/CLANCHIEF.htm (911 words)

	April 30th
		FARQUHAR THE DRAMATIST AT This admirable comic writer appears, in other respects, to have been wedded to misfortune throughout his brief life.
		This, however, would not satisfy Farquhar; he was, he said, certain that the little humpbacked man who sat opposite to him at dinner was a barber, and had that very morning shaved him.
		Unable to convince the captain of the contrary, the baronet returned to the company, and stating the strange assertion of Farquhar, the mystery was elucidated, and the gentleman owned having, for joke's sake, as no other person was in the shop, performed the office of terror to the captain.
	www.thebookofdays.com /months/april/30.htm (1619 words)

	Scottish clan tartans (MacQueen - Wallace) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Reverend Farquhar Macrae, born in the castle in 1580, was a man of influence and importance, and his grandson Donnachadh nam Pios (Duncan of the Silver Cups) was the compiler of Gaelic verses made between 1688 and 1693.
		John, 1st Earl of Atholl of the Murray branch, obtained the title in 1629, and the earldom of Tullibardine was conferred on his uncle, Sir Patrick Murray.
		The Gordon Earls of Sutherland encountered the same feuds as their predecessors, and John, 11th Earl, and his Countess were poisoned by Isobel Sinclair at the instignation of the Earl of Caithness.
	www.clothing.mysterious-scotland.com /tartan/tartan3.html (6187 words)

	Ancestry of David THOMPSON/THOMSON
		The document was signed by Thomas Howard, the Earl of Arundel; James Hamilton, the Marquise of Hamilton; and Ludovick Stuart, the Duke of Lennox, president of the Council for New England.
		The Earl was her kindest jailor, whose wife Bess, perhaps unfairly, accused him of infidelity with the imprisoned Queen.
		But I desire that the Earl of Huntly, Maitland, and Robert Melville may be named therein, and you also, especially if my son is going shortly to perform my intention in that, you will resolve to make a longer sojourn near him.
	www.wellswooster.com /tommies/scholar_gentleman_4.htm (1961 words)

	The Clan Farquharson :: Gathering of the Clans - Devoted To All Things Scottish :: Gathering of the Clans - Devoted To ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Clan Farquharson were among the most loyal and faithful adherents to the House of Stewart and throughout all the struggles on its behalf constantly acted in accordance with their motto, "Fide et Fortitudine".
		At the outbreak of rebellion in 1715 against the Act of Union they were the first to muster at the summons of the Earl of Mar in the cause of James VIII.
		At this time John Farquharson of Invercauld with four officers and one hundred and forty men joined the Clan Chattan regiment, of which he was Lieutenant-Colonel, accompanying it to England.
	www.tartans.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=192&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 (1008 words)

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		Clan Farquharson, of Celtic origin, derives from Farquhar, fourth son of Alexander Ciar, 3rd Shaw of Rothiemurchus.
		Farquhar, who lived in the reign of James III, settled in the Braes of Mar and was appointed baillie or hereditary Chamberlain thereof.
		It was Donald Farquharson, 4th Chief, who married Isobel Stewart, heiress of Invercauld and their son Finlay Mór, 1st of the House of Farquharson of Invercauld, and 5th Chief, who gave to the Farquharson Chiefs their style MacFionnlaidh (siol Fhionnlaidh or descendents of Finlay).
	www.angelfire.com /biz/finleyfindings/VOL11NO1.html (2358 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		His family had connections to Canada: a daughter of the first earl had married fur-trade magnate Edward Ellice; as an under-secretary in the Colonial Office, Grey’s uncle had formulated North American policy; and his father had been a member of the Special Council of Lord Durham [Lambton] in Lower Canada in 1838.
		Addresses to His Excellency Earl Grey, g.c.m.g., etc., governor general of Canada, and his speeches in reply, having relation to the resources and progress of the dominion (Ottawa, 1908).
		Hallett, “The 4th Earl Grey as governor-general of Canada, 1904—1911” (phd thesis, Univ. of London, 1970).
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=41538 (2293 words)

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		She was under the protection of the Earl of Rochester and was good friends with actress Elizabeth Barry.
		The woman happened to be the young and recent widow of the Earl of Drogheda, Laetitia Isabella, the daughter of the Earl of Radnor.
		George Farquhar died in London on April 29, 1707 after battling disease, leaving behind his influence on a new comedy for the middle-class, one that dealt with issues of everyday life that affect the people other than the elites.
	www.gwu.edu /~klarsen/writers.html (9009 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 1148
		She married Frederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham, son of George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Frances Hamilton, on 26 May 1879.
		She married John Frederick Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham, son of Frederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham and Beatrix Bulteel, on 12 November 1919.
		She married John Frederick Lambton, 5th Earl of Durham, son of Frederick William Lambton, 4th Earl of Durham and Beatrix Bulteel, on 4 March 1931.
	www.thepeerage.com /p1148.htm (700 words)

	Caithness.Org - Caithness Castles : History Of Caithness - Chapter 5 - By J T Calder
		The Earl was slain, and Cheyne taken prisoner by the English, but after a short captivity, he was released, when he returned to Caithness and soon after married a young lady of considerable talent and beauty, a descendant of the old Scandinavian prefects or governors of the district.
		In 1337, Nicholas, second son of the Earl of Sutherland, and ancestor of the Barons of Duffus, married Marjory, and thus became the proprietor of the lands of Auldwick in this county.
		This promising youth was banished from Orkney by Wicked Earl Harold for a criminal intrigue with his mother, the infamous Countess of Athole, who, on the death of her husband, had removed to the county.
	www.caithness.org /caithness/castles/historyofcaithness (4036 words)

	Scotland's Past - Alexander I king of Scotland from 1214 - 1249 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A final rebellion in 1228-30 attempted to put a MacWilliam on the throne failed and the last surviving member of the family was killed at Forfar.
		To strengthen his grip on Galloway Alexander subdivided the inheritence of the earls.
		The scheme was enforced by a royal army which was supported by Earl Farquhar of Ross.
	www.scotlandspast.org /alexii.cfm (634 words)

	Patience Glossary
		The Arcade originally belonged to Lord Chesham, a Cavendish, descended from the fourth son of the first Earl of Burlington, and was built from designs by Ware in 1815; it was "famous", as Leigh Hunt said, "for small shops and tall beadles".
		The iron gates which formerly stood at both ends and were removed some years ago, bore the Baron's coronet (of Lord Chesham) with the canting, or punning, motto of the Cavendish's, "Cavendo tutus"-"secure by caution"-embodying the first six letters of the family name.
		The downfall of the DougIases of the House of Angus occurred during the reign of King James V. The Earl of Angus had married the Queen Dowager, and kept the young King in a state of tutelage, which approached very near to captivity.
	diamond.boisestate.edu /gas/patience/html/notes.html (4447 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He wasn't quite in the business-like Gaelic class of Alasdair Morrison; and John Farquhar Munro, a man who can talk in his sleep, was later in a mellifluously soporific, heartfelt, Gaelic league of his own.
		Still, if there are 6,000 languages in the world, and apparently there are, and one dies every fortnight, as Tricia insisted, then let's save Gaelic before the 58,000 Scots who still speak it fade away to the great Gaeltacht in the sky.
		Quite right, said the Earl of Selkirk, aka Lord James Douglas- Hamilton, a perfect gentleman with, no fault of his, as glass-cutting an English accent as Holyrood can boast.
	www.asu.edu /educ/epsl/LPRU/newsarchive/Art5591.txt (398 words)

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		Sir Horace Brand Farquhar, later 1st and last Earl Farquhar (1844-1923); banker and courtier.
		Role: (Sir H Farquhar) Dutch noble or burgher; (Lady de Trafford) Semiramis, Queen of Assyria.
		Biog: (Sir H Farquhar) Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Times, 31 August 1923, p 10d and photograph p 12.
	lafayette.150m.com /far1523.html (462 words)

	MALCOLM MACBETH, THE FIRST EARL OF ROSS
		A few histories continue to claim that Fearchar Mac an t'Sagairt (Farquhar MacTaggart), "son of the priest" (a direct descendant of Anrias (Andrew) and Gilleon na h'Airde) was the first earl.
		As we shall learn, the MacKay tribe was dispersed from the ancient lands of the Mormaers of Moray during the rebellions of 1153-1154.
		In Bouterwek's edition of the same extended chronicle, we are informed that Malcolm Macbeth died as Earl of Ross in 1168.
	www.greatclanross.org /htext4.html (1009 words)

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		Grace was living in Hurleyville with her husband, Charles Farquhar, the Hurleyville constable.
		Farquhar with their automobile just past Glen Porter's bridge today on the regular trip.
		Earl was at Cooley's Corner to meet me but I went past Earl's to Arch Kirschbaum (d.
	www.megalink.net /~emerson/parttwo.htm (12873 words)

	ASU News & Information from the Office of Media Relations and Public Information
		The seminar was designed exclusively for family members who are in business together in order to help them strengthen and improve their working relationships.
		Among these small businesses, from 75 to 80 percent are either wholly owned or controlled by family.
		Earl de Berge, the chairman and director of research, is known nationally for his public opinion research.
	www.asu.edu /news/community/family_business_051704.htm (432 words)

	Rossinfo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sir Farquhar Mac an t-Sagairt (son of the priest), hereditary Abbot
		tenth Earl and fourth Lord of the Isles, forfeited the Earldom to the Scottish crown
		Celtic O'Beolain Earls, was recognized by the Lord Lyon as Chief.
	home.att.net /~serendipityjune/Rossinfo.htm (313 words)

	Index to royal Genealogical Data - ordered by lastname - part 36 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Erskine, Ronald Douglas Stuart Mar, Earl of Buchan 15th, b.
		Erskine, Walter Henry, Earl of Mar 11th, b.
		Feilding, Rudolph Robert Basil Aloysius A, Earl of Denbigh 9th, b.
	www.dcs.hull.ac.uk /public/genealogy/royal/gedx36.html (352 words)

	thePeerage.com - Name Index 330
		George Francis William Henry, 3rd Earl of Londesborough b.
		William Francis Henry, 2nd Earl of Londesborough b.
		William Henry Forester, 1st Earl of Londesborough b.
	www.thepeerage.com /i330.htm (156 words)

	The Carmichaels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Still another source says the Carmichaels took their name from the lands of Carmichael in Lanarkshire which William, Earl of Douglas granted to them in 1370.
		Hence the family crest, which celebrates the deed by showing an arm in armour holding a broken lance, and the motto "Toujours prest" meaning "always ready".
		Sir James Carmichael was made Lord Carmichael in 1647, and in 1701 his son became Earl of Hyndford.
	www.magicdragon.com /Wallace/carmichael.html (336 words)

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