Michael Falcon
Michael Falcon (born 21 July 1888 at Norwich, Norfolk; died 27 February 1976 at Norwich)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1908 to 1936.
Falcon was the son of Michael Falcon of Hotstead House, Norwich and his wife Isabella née Mordy from Workington in Cumberland.[2] He was educated at Harrow School and at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. and LL.B. in 1910, and was called to the bar in 1911 at the Inner Temple.[2]
During World War I he was a captain in the Territorial Force from 1915 to 1918.[2]
He was elected at the 1918 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Norfolk,[3] and held the seat until his defeat at the 1923 general election.[3] }
He was mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was a member. He played Minor Counties cricket with Norfolk County Cricket Club from 1906 to 1939. He made 89 appearances in first-class matches.[4]
Personal life
Falcon was married in 1930 to Kathleen Gascoigne, the daughter of Captain G. C. O. Gascoigne.[2] They had five children, Mary, Sybil, Anne, Michael and Rachel.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (1922). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922. London: Dean & Son. p. 54.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 431. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ↑ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 8 August 2009.
External links
- Player profile: Michael Falcon from CricketArchive
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Falcon
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Robert John Price |
Member of Parliament for East Norfolk 1918 – 1923 |
Succeeded by Hugh Seely |