Falkiner baronets of Anne Mount (1778)

The Falkiner baronetcy (surname pronounced "FALL-kin-err"), of Anne Mount (Glounthaune), in the County of Cork,[1] was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 24 August 1778 for Sir Riggs Falkiner, 1st Baronet. He represented Clonakilty in the Irish House of Commons.[2]

The 4th Baronet was a captain in the Royal Navy, a lieutenant on the HMS Shannon at its capture of the USS Chesapeake. The 5th Baronet was a lieutenant-colonel of the 31st Foot in the British Army and served throughout the Peninsular War.[2] As of 2024 the baronetcy is dormant.[3]

Falkiner baronets, of Anne Mount (1778)

The heir presumptive is the present presumed holder's brother Matthew Terence Falkiner, born 1964.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 11889". The London Gazette. 4 July 1778. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cokayne, George Edward (1906). Complete Baronetage. Vol. V. Exeter: W. Pollard & Co., Ltd. pp. 392–393.
  3. ^ "Official Roll". The Standing Council of the Baronetage. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Falkiner, Sir Leslie Edmond Percy Riggs". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. ^ "Falkiner, Lt-Col Sir Terence (Edmond Patrick)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ "Falkiner, Sir Edmond (Charles)". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  7. ^ a b "Falkiner, Sir Benjamin (Simon) Patrick". Who's Who. A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)