Politician And Prime Minister Of Northern Ireland Baron Faulkner On His Horse Riding Arthur Brian Faulkner Baron Faulkner Of Downpatrick Pc (18 February 1921 A 3 March 1977) Was The Sixth And Last Prime Minister Of Northern Ireland From March 1971 Until His Resignation In March 1972. He Was Also The Chief Executive Of The Short-lived Northern Ireland Executive During The First Half Of 1974. Faulkner Married Lucy Forsythe A Graduate Of Trinity College Dublin In 1951. They Met Through Their Common Interests In Politics And Hunting. She Was Equally Suited To A Political Partnership Having Had A Career In Journalism With The Belfast Telegraph And Was Secretary To The Northern Ireland Prime Minister Lord Brookeborough When They Met. Together They Had Three Children - A Daughter And Two Sons. Lord Faulkner A Keen Huntsman Died On 3 March 1977 At The Age Of 56 Following A Riding Accident Whilst Hunting With The Down Staghounds Near Saintfield County Down. Faulkner Had Been Riding At Full Gallop Along A Narrow Country Road When His Horse Cannonball Bolted And Collided With A Car. Faulkner Was Thrown Off And Killed Instantly.