Russell Chamberlain Falconer (February 4, 1851 – December 15, 1936) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Falconer was born on February 4, 1851, in Williamsburg, New York.[1] He moved to Quincy, Wisconsin, in 1855[2] or to Pardeeville, Wisconsin, in 1856[3] and to Columbia County, Wisconsin, in 1858.[2] He married Ada Scott (1851–1922) in 1870 and they had one daughter.[3] They relocated to Portage, Wisconsin, in 1887.[3] Falconer moved to California in 1920, initially to an orange farm in Sunnyslope and later to San Bernardino.[3] Falconer died at his home in Patton, California, on December 15, 1936.[4] [5]
Falconer was chairman of Wyocena, Wisconsin, in 1880. From 1887 to 1888, he was sheriff of Columbia County.[3] After being a delegate at the 1888 Democratic National Convention, Falconer was Mayor of Portage, Wisconsin, from 1890 to 1892. He was elected to the Senate in 1890[3] and appointed to the education committee.[6] Later, Falconer was elected Sergeant at Arms of the Senate in 1905 and 1907.