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A bad man who became the friend of kings

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Thursday, 10 June, 2021
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In January 2020, Alistair Lexden published a short account of the scandalous career of Horace Farquhar (1844-1923), a man who won great wealth and high rank by  unscrupulous means. A fuller version, incorporating much additional information, has been published in the June edition of the journal, Parliamentary History. A copy is attached.

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