Falconer, Thomas, 1805-1882

Thomas Falconer (1805-1882) took part in the Texas-Santa Fé expedition of 1841-42 and was appointed arbitrator on behalf of Canada to determine the boundaries between Canada and New Brunswick. In 1850, he was judge of the county courts of Glamorganshire and Brecknockshire and of the district of Rhayader in Radnorshire, Wales.

From the description of Letter: to Mr. Hawes /by Thomas Falconer, 1850 Sep 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702129251

British county court judge.

From the description of Papers, 1835-1853. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19646969

Thomas Falconer, a British lawyer and explorer, was a member of the 1841 Texas - Santa Fe expedition, which he chronicled in his book "Narrative of an expedition across the great southwestern prairies, from Texas to Santa Fe; with an account of the disasters which befell the expedition from want of food and the attacks of hostile Indians; the final capture of the Texans and their sufferings on a march of two thousand miles as prisoners of war, and in the prisons and lazarettos of Mexico."

From the description of [Thomas Falconer Correspondence] [Between 1841 and 1909]. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 229376922

Admitted a member of Lincoln's Inn, 1823, and called to the bar in 1830; member of the Texas-Santa Fé expedition of 1841-42; appointed arbitrator on behalf of Canada to determine the boundaries between Canada and New Brunswick in 1850; and judge of the county courts of Glamorganshire and Breconshire and of the district of Rhayader in Radnorshire, Wales, 1851-1881.

From the description of Falconer family genealogical notes, ca. 1863-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161238

From the description of Falconer family genealogical notes, ca. 1863-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77995954