Findlater in 1880

Sir William Findlater (1824–1906) was an Irish Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.

Findlater was the son of William Findlater, a merchant of Derry. 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.

He served as a director of the Dublin Artisans' Dwellings Company.[2]

At the 1880 general election Findlater was elected Member of Parliament for Monaghan. He held the seat until 1885.[3] 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

  1. 1 2 Debrett's House of Commons. Robarts - University of Toronto. London Dean. 1867.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ Hogan, Daire (2009). "Findlater, Sir William". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)


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