William Finnie (MP)

William Finnie (6 November 1827, Kilmarnock - 3 December 1899, St Leonards-on-Sea) was a Scottish liberal politician and lawyer.

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 in 1868, and left Parliament in 1874.[3]

References

  1. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1870, p. 101
  2. ^ a b Finnie, William in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
  3. ^ Hansard 1803-2005