Michael Falcon
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| Born |
21 July 1888 Norwich, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
27 February 1976 (aged 87) Norwich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1907–1946 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908–1911 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1912–1936 | Free Foresters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricket Archive, 23 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1946, and captained the team from 1912 to 1946.[4] He made 89 appearances in first-class matches.[5]
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)
- 1 2 3 4 Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (1922). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922. London: Dean & Son. p. 54.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Wisden 1977, p. 1040.
- ↑ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 8 August 2009.
External links
- Michael Falcon at Cricinfo
- 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 |