William Clark Falkner

William Clark Falkner
William Clark Falkner
Born(1825-07-06)July 6, 1825 or (1826-07-06)July 6, 1826
Died(1889-11-06)November 6, 1889 (aged 63 or 64)
Mississippi, USA
Spouses
Holland Pearce
(m. 1847; died 1849)
Elizabeth Houston Vance
(m. 1851)
Children9
RelativesWilliam Faulkner (great-grandson)
Military career
AllegianceUnited States of America
Confederate States of America
Service / branchArmy
RankColonel
Unit
Battles / warsMexican–American War
American Civil War

William Clark Falkner (July 6, 1825 or 1826 – November 6, 1889) was a military veteran, businessman, and author in northern Mississippi. He is most notable for the influence he had on the work of his great-grandson, author William Faulkner.