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Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet (October 1738 – 30 March 1819) was a prominent Scottish physician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, whose clientele included many of the leading figures of the day, including the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) and the Prime Minister William Pitt. Born in Garioch, Farquhar abandoned his medical studied at King's College, Aberdeen to join the British Army as a surgeon during the Seven Years War. He later worked as an apothecary in London and qualified as a physician, becoming popular with royalty and politicians and recieving a baronetcy for his services.

Life

Farquhar was born in 1738, the son of Robert Farquhar, the minister at Garioch. His mother was Katherine (née Turing), the daughter of another minister. Farquhar took a degree at King's College, Aberdeen and began to study medicine under James Gregory. In 1760 however he abandoned his medical studies in Edinburgh and Glasgow and joined the 19th Regiment of Foot in the British Army as a surgeon. In 1761, the regiment was sent to Belle Isle and subsequently to Gibraltar, where it remained at the end of the conflict.

Farquhar lef the regiment at Gibraltar and sepnt 18 months travelling and studying medicine in France, working with Claude Nicolas le Cat in Rouen. In 1769, citing ill-health, Farquhar retired from the army and moved to London, opening an apothecary shop in Great Marlborough Street with his wife Anne Harvie, widow of a London doctor. Farquhar's practice gradually developed a steady clientele and he became a physician, awarded his MD from King's College, Aberdeen in 1796. He was made a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Edinburgh and a licesenceate of the Royal College of Physicians in the same year.

Among Farquhar's clients were many prominent figures of the period, inclding the Prince of Wales, Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger and prominent politician Lord Melville. This patronage led to him being awarded a baronetcy in 1796 an was soon appointed physician-in-ordinary to the Prince of Wales. With his reputation secured, Farquhar ran a very successful business.

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+'''Sir Walter Farquhar, 1st Baronet''' (October 1738 &ndash; 30 March 1819) was a prominent Scottish physician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century, whose clientele included many of the leading figures of the day, including the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] (later King George IV) and the Prime Minister [[William Pitt the Younger|William Pitt]]. Born in [[Garioch]], Farquhar abandoned his medical studied at [[King's College, Aberdeen]] to join the [[British Army]] as a surgeon during the [[Seven Years War]]. He later worked as an apothecary in [[London]] and qualified as a physician, becoming popular with royalty and politicians and recieving a [[baronet]]cy for his services.
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+==Life==
+Farquhar was born in 1738, the son of Robert Farquhar, the minister at Garioch. His mother was Katherine (née Turing), the daughter of another minister. Farquhar took a degree at [[King's College, Aberdeen]] and began to study medicine under [[James Gregory]]. In 1760 however he abandoned his medical studies in [[Edinburgh]] and [[Glasgow]] and joined the [[19th Regiment of Foot]] in the [[British Army]] as a surgeon. In 1761, the regiment was sent to [[Belle Isle]] and subsequently to [[Gibraltar]], where it remained at the end of the conflict.
+Farquhar lef the regiment at Gibraltar and sepnt 18 months travelling and studying medicine in France, working with [[Claude Nicolas le Cat]] in [[Rouen]]. In 1769, citing ill-health, Farquhar retired from the army and moved to [[London]], opening an apothecary shop in [[Great Marlborough Street]] with his wife Anne Harvie, widow of a London doctor. Farquhar's practice gradually developed a steady clientele and he became a physician, awarded his MD from King's College, Aberdeen in 1796. He was made a Fellow of the [[College of Physicians of Edinburgh]] and a licesenceate of the [[Royal College of Physicians]] in the same year.
+Among Farquhar's clients were many prominent figures of the period, inclding the [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]], Prime Minister [[William Pitt the Younger]] and prominent politician [[Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville|Lord Melville]]. This patronage led to him being awarded a [[baronet]]cy in 1796 an was soon appointed physician-in-ordinary to the Prince of Wales. With his reputation secured, Farquhar ran a very successful business.