Falkiner Family

	Falkiner Family Falkiner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Daniel Falkiner (1683–1759), Irish politician Norman Falkiner (1872–1929), Australian politician Otway Falkiner (1909–2000), Australian politician Riggs Falkiner ( 1712–1797), Irish baronet and politician Sophie Falkiner (born 1973), Australian television presenter Falkiner baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Falkiner, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2014 one creation is believed to be extant. The Falkiner Baronetcy, of Anne Mo ... {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Daniel Falkiner Daniel Falkiner (1683 – 20 January 1759) was an Irish politician. He was the second son of Daniel Falkiner and his wife Rebecca Blackwell, widow of Henry Hamilton of Baileborough. His cousin was Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Baronet. He represented Baltinglass in the Irish House of Commons from 1727 until his death in 1759. In 1739, Falkiner was appointed Lord Mayor of Dublin. He married Sarah Spence, daughter of George Spence. They had a daughter and a son. Sir Frederick Falkiner, 1st Baronet was his great-grandson. References 1683 births 1759 deaths Daniel Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ... Irish MPs 1727–1760 Lord Mayors of Dublin Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Wicklow constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Norman Falkiner Norman Fraser Falkiner (20 November 1872 – 11 May 1929) was an Australian politician. He was born in Ararat to grazier Frank Sadlier Falkiner and Emily Elizabeth Bazeley. He attended Geelong Grammar School and managed his father's stations at Jerilderie. In April 1901 he married Mary Louise Smithwick, with whom he had seven children. From 1915 he became a grazier of his own accord, and was a successful breeder of thoroughbred racehorses. In 1928 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as a Nationalist for Melbourne South Province, but he died in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ... the following year. His brother Franc Falkiner and nephew Otway Falkiner were also politicians. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Falkiner, Norman 1872 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Otway Falkiner Otway McLaurin Falkiner (19 April 1909 – 22 March 2000) was an Australian politician. He was born in Melbourne to grazier Otway Rothwell Falkiner and Mary Elizabeth McLaurin. He attended Geelong Grammar School , motto_translation = 1 Corinthians 1:30: "For us, Christ was made wisdom"( 1 Corinthians 1:30: Christ, who has been made for us in wisdom) , city = Corio, Victoria , country = Australia , coordinates = , ... and became a grazier. On 11 October 1934 he married Agnes Cullen; they had four children but were divorced in 1977. He served in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1946 to 1978, representing the Country Party. Falkiner died in Sydney in 2000. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Falkiner, Otway 1909 births 2000 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians People educated at Geelong Grammar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Riggs Falkiner Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Baronet (c. 1712 – 24 April 1797) was an Irish baronet and politician. He was the oldest son of Caleb Falkiner, a merchant of Cork city, and his wife Ruth Riggs, daughter of Edward Riggs of Riggsdale. He was a cousin of the politician Daniel Falkiner, and on his mother's side of the writer Anna, Lady Miller, née Riggs. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Clonakilty from 1768 to 1776 and subsequently for Castlemartyr to 1783. On 24 August 1778, he was created a baronet, of Anne Mount, in the County of Cork. On 5 January 1737, Falkiner married firstly Mary Barker. She died in 1762, and Falkiner married secondly Anne Maturin, daughter of Reverend Gabriel James Maturin, in October 1764. He had four daughters and three sons by his first wife, and one daughter Sarah Anne by his second wife. Falkiner died in 1797 and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his only surviving son Samuel. His daughter Elizabeth married Attiwell Wood, a prominent local barrister wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sophie Falkiner Sophie Falkiner (born 20 March 1973, in Melbourne) is an Australian television presenter. Sophie has previously presented an entertainment news series ''Confidential'' on Fox8. She was also a presenter on '' The Great Outdoors'' and letter-turner on ''Wheel of Fortune'' with Rob Elliott and Steve Oemcke. Falkiner's big break on ''Wheel of Fortune'' came after completing a Bachelor of Media Studies (majoring in journalism) at Macquarie University. In addition to hosting ''Sydney Weekender'' and ''Luxury Escapes'', she also hosted '' Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge''. She also worked as a research assistant for ''Today Tonight''. Sophie also works- as a spokesmodel, having represented Berlei and Wonderbra in Australia and has appeared on the covers of various Australian magazines. She also featured in a series of ads for Neutrogena. Sophie is also an advocate for the online health and wellness market placInner Origin Falkiner has appeared on ''Sunrise'' and filled i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]