Jacob Falconer
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's at-large (B) district |
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In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | none - (Clarence Dill) |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 48th district | |
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In office 1905–1909 |
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| Member of the Washington State Senate for the 38th district | |
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In office 1909–1912 |
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Jacob Alexander Falconer January 26, 1869 Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 1, 1928 (aged 59) Wingdale, New York |
| Resting place | Saugatuck Cemetery, Saugatuck, Michigan. |
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 United States
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| Political party | Progressive |
| Spouse(s) | Mabel (Thomson) Falconer (1869–1957) |
| Children | 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-term congressman from the state of Washington, elected at-large in 1912.
Born in Ontario, Canada, Falconer moved with his parents to Saugatuck, Michigan, in 1873. He attended the public schools, and moved to Washburn, Wisconsin Falconer graduated from Beloit (Wisconsin) Academy in 1890 and later took college work at Beloit College.
He moved west in 1894 to Everett, Washington, and was in the lumber business and served as mayor of Everett in 1897 and 1898. Falconer was member of the state legislature (1904–1908), and was speaker of the house during the 1907 session. He served as member of the state senate from 1909 to 1912.
Falconer ran for Congress in one of two new at-large seats Progressive in 1912, as Washington's congressional apportionment grew from three to five seats following the 1910 census. He was elected to the Sixty-third Congress and served for one term (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915), and was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination for U.S. Senator on the Progressive ticket in 1914. The nomination went to Ole Hanson, who finished third in a five-man general election and was elected mayor of Seattle in 1918.
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