He was born on 20 November 1872, in
Ararat, to grazier Franc Sadleir Falkiner and Emily Elizabeth Bazeley. He attended
Geelong Grammar School and managed his father's stations at
Jerilderie. In April 1901, in
Athy, Kildare, Ireland, he married Mary Louisa Smithwick, with whom he had eight children. From 1915, he became a grazier of his own accord, and was a successful breeder of thoroughbred racehorses. In 1928, he was elected to the
Victorian Legislative Assembly as a
Nationalist for
Melbourne South Province, but he died in
London, on 11 May 1929, aged 56. His brother
Franc Falkiner and nephew
Otway Falkiner were also politicians. ==References==