Russell Chamberlain Falconer (February 4, 1851 – December 15, 1936) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Biography

Falconer was born on February 4, 1851, in Williamsburg, New York.[1] He moved to Quincy, Wisconsin, in 1855[2] or to Pardeeville, Wisconsin, in 1856[3] and to Columbia County, Wisconsin, in 1858.[2] He married Ada Scott (1851–1922) in 1870 and they had one daughter.[3] They relocated to Portage, Wisconsin, in 1887.[3] Falconer moved to California in 1920, initially to an orange farm in Sunnyslope and later to San Bernardino.[3] Falconer died at his home in Patton, California, on December 15, 1936.[4][5]

Career

Falconer was chairman of Wyocena, Wisconsin, in 1880. From 1887 to 1888, he was sheriff of Columbia County.[3] After being a delegate at the 1888 Democratic National Convention, Falconer was Mayor of Portage, Wisconsin, from 1890 to 1892. He was elected to the Senate in 1890[3] and appointed to the education committee.[6] Later, Falconer was elected Sergeant at Arms of the Senate in 1905 and 1907.

References

  1. ↑ "Biographical Sketches". Wisconsin Blue Book. 1893. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  2. 1 2 "Russel C. Falconer". USGenWeb. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rites for Ex-Senator on Friday". Monrovia News-Post. Monrovia, CA. December 17, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Russell C. Falconer". Monrovia News-Post. Monrovia, CA. December 16, 1936. p. 3. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKSM-1V1J : accessed 24 September 2015), Russell C Falconer, 15 Dec 1936; citing 75597, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
  6. ↑ "Mill Begins to Grind". The Weekly Wisconsin. January 17, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved September 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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