William Finlayson (Australian politician)

William Finlayson
William Finlayson
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Brisbane
	In office; 13 April 1910 – 13 December 1919
Preceded by	Justin Foxton
Succeeded by	Donald Cameron
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
	In office; 19 February 1920 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born	12 August 1867; Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	13 January 1955 (aged 87); Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Grocer

William Fyfe Finlayson (12 August 1867 – 13 January 1955) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives and the Queensland Legislative Council.

Early life

Finlayson was born on 12 August 1867 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire (now in North Lanarkshire), Scotland, the son of Malcolm Finlayson and his wife Christine (née Fergus).^[1] He was educated there before becoming an apprentice grocer. Together with his parents and siblings, he immigrated to Brisbane on the Duke of Devonshire arriving on 13 September 1887.^[2] He became a grocer in Brisbane.

Politics

In 1910, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Brisbane, defeating Liberal minister Justin Foxton.^[3] He held the seat until his defeat in 1919.

In 1920 he was appointed to the Queensland Legislative Council, where he remained until its abolition in 1922.

Later life

Finlayson died in Melbourne, Victoria in 1955.^[4]

References

^ "1867 Finlayson, William (Statutory registers Births 483/ 192)". Scotlands People. Government of Scotland. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
^ "Passenger list for the Duke of Devonshire arriving Brisbane on 13 September 1887". Queensland State Archives. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
^ "OBITUARY". Worker. Vol. 65, , no. 3523. Queensland, Australia. 24 January 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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Preceded by Justin Foxton	Member for Brisbane 1910–1919	Succeeded by Donald Charles Cameron

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[1] "1867 Finlayson, William (Statutory registers Births 483/ 192)". Scotlands People. Government of Scotland. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)

[2] "Passenger list for the Duke of Devonshire arriving Brisbane on 13 September 1887". Queensland State Archives. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Psephos-3] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2008.

[trove-4] "OBITUARY". Worker. Vol. 65, , no. 3523. Queensland, Australia. 24 January 1955. p. 4. Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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