About William Finnie
Lived 1827 – 1899 (aged 72). William Finnie was a British politician and barrister.
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 married Antoinette BURNARD d/o George BURNARD in 1853
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British politician (1827-1899)
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William Finnie was born on 6 November 1827.
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William Finnie died on 3 December 1899.
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William Finnie was a politician and barrister.
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