Horace Farquhar, financier, courtier and politician, was a man without a moral compass. He combined ruthlessness and dishonesty with great charm. As a Liberal Unionist MP in the 1890s, his chief aim was to get a peerage, for which he paid handsomely. He exploited everyone who came his way to increase his wealth and boost his social position, gaining an earldom from Lloyd George, to whose notorious personal political fund he diverted substantial amounts from the Conservative Party, of which he was treasurer from 1911 to 1923, the first holder of that post. The Tories’ money went into his own pocket as well. During these years, he also held senior positions at court, retaining under George V the trust of the royal family which he had won under Edward VII. By the time of his death in 1923, however, his wealth had disappeared, and he was found to be bankrupt. He was a man of many secrets. They have been probed and explored, drawing on such material relating to his scandalous career as has so far come to light.

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富足和抢劫保守党的人

Horace Farquhar，金融家、朝臣和政治家，是一个没有道德指南针的人。他将无情和不诚实与巨大的魅力结合在一起。作为 1890 年代的自由联盟党议员，他的主要目标是获得爵位，为此他付出了丰厚的代价。他利用每一个来增加他的财富和提升他的社会地位的人，从劳合乔治那里获得伯爵爵位，他从保守党转移了大量资金，他臭名昭著的个人政治基金，他从 1911 年到 1923 年担任保守党的财务主管。该职位的第一个持有人。保守党的钱也进了他自己的口袋。在这些年里，他还在宫廷担任高级职务，在乔治五世的领导下保持着他在爱德华七世时期赢得的皇室信任。然而，到他 1923 年去世时，他的财富已经消失了，他被发现破产了。他是一个有很多秘密的人。他们已经被探索和探索，借鉴了迄今为止曝光的与他可耻的职业生涯有关的材料。