Kinloch Falconer (October 28, 1838 - September 23, 1878) was a newspaper editor, officer in the Confederate Army, lawyer, and the 24th

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Biography

Falconer was born on October 28, 1838. He was the son of Colonel Thomas A. Falconer. He had a brother,

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, who later became a member of the

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. He graduated from the

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in 1860. He worked at his father Thomas Falconer's newspaper the ''Southern Herald'' in Holly Springs. Enlisting in the 9th Mississippi as a private, he later became an officer in the

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in the

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. Then, Falconer and his brother Howard set up a law practice in

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, the town in which they resided. His home was known as White Pillars and a postcard was made of it. A

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was made of Falconer around 1867. The University of Mississippi Libraries have a collection of his papers.

Political career

On November 6, 1877, Falconer was elected as a

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to the position of

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. He assumed the position on January 1, 1878. During the Mississippi

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epidemic of 1878, Falconer returned to Holly Springs to nurse his father and brother. He then buried them after they died of the fever. Soon after, Falconer died of the fever in Holly Springs as well, on September 23, 1878.

References

External links

Findagrave entry
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