Francis P. Farquhar

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Francis Peloubet Farquhar (31 December 1887, Newton, Massachusetts - 21 November 1974 in Berkeley, California) graduated from Harvard and came to San Francisco to set up in practice as a Certified Public Accountant.

Francis Farquhar was an active Sierra Club leader and served as its president 1933-1935 and 1948-1949, Sierra Club Bulletin editor from 1926 to 1946, and in other club offices as director from 1924 to 1951. Farquhar was a mountaineer who introduced proper use of rope to Sierra Club members on a club trip in 1931. He made multiple first ascents, including the Middle Palisades in 1921.

Farquhar is the author of several books and wrote the foreword for other books. He is best known for his book History of the Sierra Nevada (1946), which is still in print. He had terms as president of the California Academy of Sciences, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the California Historical Society.

His wife Marjory Bridge Farquhar died 1999 in San Francisco. Mt. Francis Farquhar (12,893'), located 1.6 miles NW of Mt. Brewer in Kings Canyon National Park, was named in his honor.