Jacob Falconer | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWashington'sAt-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| 10th Speaker of theWashington House of Representatives | |
| In office January 14, 1907 – January 11, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph George Megler |
| Succeeded by | Leo O. Meigs |
| Member of theWashington Senate from the38th district | |
| In office January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | T. B. Sumner |
| Succeeded by | John E. Campbell |
| Member of theWashington House of Representatives from the48th district | |
| In office January 9, 1905 – January 11, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Herchmer Johnston |
| Succeeded by | John E. Campbell |
| 5th Mayor ofEverett, Washington | |
| In office January 1, 1897 – January 1, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | William C. Cox |
| Succeeded by | James O. Whitmarsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jacob Alexander Falconer (1869-01-26)January 26, 1869 Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 1, 1928(1928-07-01) (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Saugatuck Cemetery, Saugatuck, Michigan. |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Political party | Progressive |
| Spouse(s) | Mabel (Thomson) Falconer (1869–1957) |
| Children | Harold Falconer (1897–1980) Robert Falconer (1903–93) Marjorie Falconer (1907–09) |
| Alma mater | Beloit (WI) Academy, 1890 Beloit College (attended) |
| Profession | Lumber, Construction, Oil |
Jacob Alexander Falconer (January 26, 1869 – July 1, 1928) was a one-termcongressman from the state ofWashington, electedat-large in 1912.
Born inOntario, Canada, Falconer moved with his parents toSaugatuck, Michigan, in 1873.He attended the public schools, and moved toWashburn, Wisconsin Falconer graduated from Beloit (Wisconsin) Academy in 1890 and later took college work atBeloit College.
He moved west in 1894 toEverett, Washington, and was in the lumber business and served as mayor of Everett in 1897 and 1898.[1] Falconer was member of thestate legislature (1904–1908), and was speaker of the house during the 1907 session. He served as member of thestate senate from 1909 to 1912.
Falconer ran for Congress in one of two new at-large seatsProgressive in1912, as Washington's congressional apportionment grew from three to five seats following the 1910 census. He was elected to theSixty-third Congress and served for one term (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915), and was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination forU.S. Senator on the Progressive ticket in1914. The nomination went toOle Hanson, who finished third in a five-man general election and was elected mayor ofSeattle in 1918.
After leavingWashington, D.C., Falconer remained on theEast Coast and worked in the ship-brokerage business inNew York City from 1915 to 1919. He then moved toFort Worth, Texas, in 1919 and engaged in road-construction contracting, then toFarmington, New Mexico, in 1925 and was in the oil and gas industry. Falconer died inWingdale, New York, on July 1, 1928, and was interred in Saugatuck Cemetery inSaugatuck, Michigan.
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