Lester Bradner Faulkner (April 4, 1837 – January 27, 1890) was an American farmer, lawyer, and politician from New York.
He joined the company as a private, but was quickly promoted to captain and then lieutenant colonel of the 136th New York Infantry Regiment.
He participated in a number of important battles during the War, including Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chattanooga, and Resaca.
Daniel Manning also favored Faulkner, and under both leaders he fought against Tammany Hall in the Democratic State Conventions.
[3] Faulkner was a director of the Dansville Bank, which his father founded and his brother James served as president of.
Faulkner was then arrested for having guilty knowledge of the bank's management and knowingly signing a false statement to the Comptroller of the Currency.