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Daniel Falkiner

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Daniel Falkiner (1683 – 20 January 1759)[1] 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.[2] He represented Baltinglass in the Irish House of Commons from 1727 until his death in 1759.[1] In 1739, Falkiner was appointed Lord Mayor of Dublin.[3]

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

  1. ^ a b "Leigh Rayment - Irish House of Commons 1692-1800". Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 191.
  3. ^ Haydn, Joseph (1851). The Book of Dignities: Containing Rolls of the Official Personages of the British Empire. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longman's. pp. 462.
Parliament of Ireland
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Baltinglass
1727–1759
With: John Stratford
Succeeded by