David Falconer, 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerton

David Falconer, 4th Lord of Halkerton (27 May 1681 – 24 September 1751) was a Scottish peer. He held the title from 1724 to 1751.

Early life Descendants survey pedigree graph of the "Lords Falconer of Halkerton". Falconer was born on 27 May 1681 in Edinburgh. He was the son of Sir David Falconer of Newton and Mary Norvell. He was a grandson of Sir David Falconer and the former Margaret Hepburn. His grandfather was the brother of the Sir Alexander Falconer the first Lord Falconer of Halkerton.

Career In 1724, he succeeded David Falconer (the grandson of Sir Alexander Falconer, 1st Lord Falconer of Halkerton, his grandfather's brother) as the 4th Lord Falconer of Halkerton in the Peerage of Scotland.

Personal life On 23 December 1703, David Falconer married Lady Catherine Margaret Keith in Keith Hall in Marykirk. She was the daughter of William Keith, 2nd Earl of Kintore. Together, they were the parents of:

Alexander Falconer, 5th Lord Falconer of Halkerton (b. ), who married Frances Mackworth (1731–1814), a daughter of Herbert Mackworth and Lady Jane Noel (daughter of Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough) in 1757. After his death she married Anthony Browne, 7th Viscount Montagu in 1765. he was the grandfather of Anthony Adrian Keith-Falconer, 7th Lord Falconer of Halkerton, who became the 5th Earl of Kintore in 1778.