Sir Frederick John Falkiner, 1st Baronet (8 April 1768 – 14 September 1824) was an

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baronet and politician. He was the eldest son of Daniel Falkiner, grandson of

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, and his wife Dorothy Faure, daughter of Henry Faure. Falkiner was educated at

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and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1804, he raised the 100th Regiment of Foot, and one year later, after the authorisation of

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and the integration into the British Army, he became its colonel. In 1791, Falkiner was elected to the

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for

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and sat for it until 1798. Subsequently he was returned for Dublin County until the Act of Union in 1801 and thereafter for Dublin County to the

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until 1807. He stood for Carlow Borough in 1812 and represented the constituency until 1818. Falkiner was secretary to the

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, and was appointed

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in 1801. On 21 December 1812, he was created a baronet, of

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, in the County of Dublin. On 23 October 1798, he married Anne Frances Gardiner, daughter of Sackville Gardiner. Falkiner died without issue and the

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became extinct.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Falkiner, Frederick 1768 births 1824 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Irish MPs 1790–1797 Irish MPs 1798–1800 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Dublin constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Kildare constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Carlow constituencies (1801–1922) Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Dublin constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1806–1807 UK MPs 1812–1818 High Sheriffs of County Dublin