William Findlater (Irish politician)
Sir William Findlater (1824–1906) was an Irish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
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Findlater was the son of William Findlater, a merchant of Londonderry. He became a solicitor in 1846 and was also a partner in the Mountjoy Brewery. In 1878, he was elected president of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland,[1] for which he was knighted.
At the 1880 general election Findlater was elected Member of Parliament for Monaghan. He held the seat until 1885.[2] He was president of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland between 1891 and 1894.
Findlater married firstly in 1853 Mary Jane Wolfe, daughter of John Wolfe a solicitor of Dublin, and secondly Marion Park, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Park of the Indian Army.[1]
Findlater died at the age of 81.
References
- Debrett's House of Commons. Robarts - University of Toronto. London Dean.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Findlater
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Sewallis Shirley John Leslie |
Member of Parliament for Monaghan 1880 – 1885 With: John Givan 1880–83 Tim Healy 1883–85 |
Constituency divided |