Kinloch Falconer | |
|---|---|
 Falconer, c. 1867 | |
| 24th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office January 1, 1878 – September 23, 1878 | |
| Governor | John Marshall Stone |
| Preceded by | James Hill |
| Succeeded by | D. P. Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1838-10-28)October 28, 1838 |
| Died | September 23, 1878(1878-09-23) (aged 39) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Relations | Thomas A. Falconer (father) Howard Falconer (brother) |
Kinloch Falconer (or Kinlock;[1] October 28, 1838 – September 23, 1878) was an American newspaper editor, military officer, and lawyer, who served as the 24th Mississippi Secretary of State.
Biography
Falconer was born on October 28, 1838.[2] He was the son of Colonel Thomas A. Falconer.[3] He had a brother, Howard, who later became a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[3] He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1860 and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.[3][4] After graduating, he worked at his father's newspaper, the Southern Herald, in Holly Springs.[3]
During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the 9th Mississippi Infantry Regiment on March 27, 1861, as a private.[2][3] He was transferred to a clerk position, then was promoted to the rank of major. By the time he retired from the military, he was Assistant Adjutant General of Tennessee.[1]
Following the war, Falconer and his brother Howard set up a law practice in Holly Springs, Mississippi, the town in which they resided.[5] His home was known as White Pillars and a postcard was made of it. The University of Mississippi Libraries have a collection of his papers.[6]
On November 6, 1877, Falconer was elected as a Democrat to the position of Secretary of State of Mississippi.[7][8] He assumed the position on January 1, 1878.[9][10] During the Lower Mississippi Valley yellow fever epidemic of 1878, Falconer returned to Holly Springs to nurse his father and brother.[7][5] He then buried them after they died of the fever.[5] Soon after, Falconer died there, on September 23, 1878, aged 39, also of yellow fever.[7][5][2][11]
References
- ^ a b Nelson, William Cowper (2007). The Hour of Our Nation's Agony: The Civil War Letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-57233-567-7.
- ^ a b c Hood, Stephen (2014-06-19). The Lost Papers of Confederate General John Bell Hood. Savas Beatie. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-61121-183-2.
- ^ a b c d e Nelson, William Cowper (May 3, 2007). The Hour of Our Nation's Agony: The Civil War Letters of Lt. William Cowper Nelson of Mississippi. Univ. of Tennessee Press. ISBN 9781572335677 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mississippi, University of (1910). Historical Catalogue of the University of Mississippi: 1849-1909. Marshall & Bruce Company. p. 133.
- ^ a b c d Nuwer, Deanne Stephens (2015-10-15). Plague Among the Magnolias: The 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Mississippi. University of Alabama Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-8173-5850-1.
- ^ Falconer, Kinloch; Dorn, Earl Van (February 26, 1863). "Kinloch Falconer to Maj. Gen. Van Dorn (26 February 1863)". Correspondence.
- ^ a b c Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 179.
- ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. R.H. Henry & Company. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-7884-4821-8.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 29.
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1878). Journal.
- ^ Power, John Logan (1879). The Epidemic of 1878, in Mississippi: Report of the Yellow Fever Relief Work Through J.L. Power; a Practical Demonstration of the Generosity and Gratitude of the American People. Clarion Steam Publishing House. p. 134.
