Sir Walter Farquhar, 5th Baronet

Captain Sir Walter Randolph Fitzroy Farquhar, 5th Baronet (31 May 1878 – 15 October 1918) was an English diplomat and soldier of Scottish heritage.

[1] His paternal grandparents were Sir Walter Farquhar, 3rd Baronet and Lady Mary Somerset (youngest daughter of the 6th Duke of Beaufort).

[1] Farquhar served as honorary attaché to the British Legation in Saint Petersburg in 1898.

[1] On 17 December 1903, Farquhar was married to Violet Maud Corkran at St Peter's Church, Eaton Square.

[6] Together, they lived in Eaton Square in London's Belgravia district,[7] and were the parents of:[1] Following his death on 15 October 1918, at age 40, he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Peter,[2] who was 14 at the time.