Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar, 1st Baronet was an influential British merchant of the early nineteenth century who served as a colonial governor and Member of Parliament. During his lengthy service for both the East India Company and the British government, Farquhar gained a reputation as an efficient and ambitious administrator and he notably served as Lieutenant-Governor of Prince of Wales Island from January 1804 to 1805 and as governor of Île de Bourbon, now known as Réunion from 1810 to 1811.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Governor of Réunion, Governor of British Mauritius, Governor of Réunion
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
