William Findlater

Who was William Findlater?

William Findlater 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 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.

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

Findlater died at the age of 81.

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.