He then served in the United States Corps of Engineers during World War II.

Faircloth served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1963 to 1965 and was a Democrat.

Faircloth ran for Florida Governor and the United States Senate and lost the elections.

He continued to practice law in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

He died in a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from a series of strokes and diabetes.