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, he was educated at Merchiston Castle Academy, King's College London, and Trinity College, Cambridge.
He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1853 but never practiced.
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. He married Antoinette BURNARD d/o George BURNARD in 1853
References
- Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870, p. 101
- ^ "Finnie, William (FNY846W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 572. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
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Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire 1868 – 1874 |
Succeeded byRoger Montgomerie |
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- 1827 births
- 1899 deaths
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- Scottish Liberal Party MPs
- UK MPs 1868–1874
- Alumni of King's College London
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- People educated at Merchiston Castle School
- People from Kilmarnock
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