John Ireland Falconer

Sir John Ireland Falconer, M.A., LL.B, LL.D, Writer to the Signet was the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland from 1944 to 1947.

John Ireland Falconer was born on 30 November 1879, in Fortrose, Ross-shire, in the Black Isle area of Scotland. His parents were the Rev. Charles Falconer, Church of Scotland, and his wife, Jane Ireland. His mother was the great-granddaughter of Charles Spalding, improver of the diving bell. The family were members of the Smalls of Dirnanean, Perthshire, Scotland.

Falconer received his early education at the Fortrose Academy in his hometown, later attending George Watson's College in Edinburgh. He received his M.A. and his LL.B from the University of Edinburgh. After initially practising law in Glasgow, Falconer joined the Edinburgh firm of Fyfe, Ireland & Co., W.S., in 1911.

In Edinburgh on 16 October 1913, Falconer married Catherine Louise Mary Robinson, the daughter of John Norman Robinson of Bunkers Hill, Carlisle and Croftheads, Moffat.

When World War I ensued, Falconer received a commission as Lieutenant in 9th Royal Scots on 1 October 1914. He was promoted to Captain and Adjutant 4 March 1915, and subsequently elevated to Major on 5 July 1916. He eventually joined the 13th Royal Scots. During his military tenure, Falconer served in England and Ireland 1914-18, and in France 1918-19. In early 1919, after his discharge from military service, Falconer resumed the practise of law in Edinburgh.

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