2. General Information About William Farquhar  Date Of Birth: 1774  Date Of Death:1839  Entered the Service of the EIC in 1790 (At the age of 20)  Date Of Birth: 1774  Date Of Death:1839  Entered the Service of the EIC in 1790 (At the age of 20)

3. Occupation Timeline (Early Life)  He entered the EIC Service as a cadet in the Madras Engineers at the age of 20.  He was promoted to a low rank commissioned officer of the Madras Engineers in 19 th June 1791.  He became a Lieutenant in the Madras Engineers in 16 August 1793.

4. Problems Farquhar Solved  The Rat & Centipede Problem -The Problem: There were many rats and centipedes on the island. -The Solution: People who killed the rats and centipedes were rewarded.  The Piracy Problem -The Problem: Many pirates attacked the trading ships. -The Solution: Gunboats disguised as trading ships were sent to destroy the pirate boats.

5. Farquhar’s Self Portrait Hi. Joey here. You have learnt quite a lot about Farquhar from us, but do you know what he looks like? Other than from the textbook, of course. (That was Adeline) Well, in the next slide, we will show you a self portrait of William Farquhar! Thanks!

6. William Farquhar’s Self Portrait! This is William Farquhar!

7. Military and Political Career Promoted Commandant Promoted from Chief of staff (1798) Took part in the British Capture of Malacca from the Dutch (1795) Lieutenant Participated in Campaigns (1792-1793) Soldier (17)

8. Contributions

9. Thank You SOOOO Much for your kind attention. Hope that after this presentation, you now know more about William Farquhar and how he contributed to Singapore !