William Finnie (MP)
William Finnie (6 November 1827 in Kilmarnock – 3 December 1899 in St Leonards-on-Sea) was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal Party politician.
Life[]
The third son of James Finnie, a merchant in London, Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro, and Mary Ann Brown,[1] he was educated at Merchiston Castle Academy, King's College London, and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1853 but never practiced.[2]
He was a justice of the peace for Ayrshire.
He was elected as Liberal Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire at the 1868 general election but was defeated at the 1874 election.[3] He married Antoinette BURNARD d/o George BURNARD in 1853
References[]
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870, p. 101
- ^ a b "Finnie, William (FNY846W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 572. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Finnie
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- 1828 births
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- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
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