Tuesday 8 January 2013
13 Alexander Struthers Finlay
Constituency : Argyllshire 1857-68
Alexander was the son of Kirkman Finlay, an MP for Glasgow in the early nineteenth century and proprietor of James Finlay & Co. The company began in the cotton trade , had association with the Gladstones and considerable interests in India and China. Alexander was a partner in the firm Ritchie Stuart & Co set up to advance their interests in Bombay and effectively became the company's principal agent there.
He spoke in the House on a variety of issues.
He died in 1886.
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