Kinloch Falconer | |
|---|---|
 c. 1867 | |
| 24th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office January 1, 1878 –September 23, 1878 | |
| Governor | John M. Stone |
| Preceded by | James Hill |
| Succeeded by | D. P. Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 28,1838 |
| Died | September 23,1878 (aged 39) Holly Springs,Mississippi |
| Political party | Democrat |
Kinloch Falconer (October 28,1838 - September 23,1878) was a newspaper editor,officer in the Confederate Army,lawyer,and the 24th Mississippi Secretary of State.
Falconer was born on October 28,1838. [1] He was the son of Colonel Thomas A. Falconer. [2] He had a brother,Howard,who later became a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. [2] He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1860. [2] [3] He worked at his father Thomas Falconer's newspaper the Southern Herald in Holly Springs. [2] Enlisting in the 9th Mississippi as a private,he later became an officer in the Confederate Army in the Civil War. [2] [1] Then,Falconer and his brother Howard set up a law practice in Holly Springs,Mississippi,the town in which they resided. [4] His home was known as White Pillars and a postcard was made of it. A carte-de-visite was made of Falconer around 1867. [5] The University of Mississippi Libraries have a collection of his papers. [6]
On November 6,1877,Falconer was elected as a Democrat to the position of Secretary of State of Mississippi. [7] [8] He assumed the position on January 1,1878. [9] [10] During the Mississippi yellow fever epidemic of 1878,Falconer returned to Holly Springs to nurse his father and brother. [7] [4] He then buried them after they died of the fever. [4] Soon after,Falconer died of the fever in Holly Springs as well,on September 23,1878. [7] [4] [1] [11]
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