William Finnie (MP)
William Finnie (6 November 1827, Kilmarnock - 3 December 1899, 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 practised.[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
- 1 2 "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
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| New constituency Ayrshire divided |
Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire 1868 – 1874 |
Succeeded by Roger Montgomerie |
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