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Thomas Finlay (Cumann na nGaedheal politician)

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Thomas Finlay
Teachta Dála
In office
December 1930 – 22 November 1932
ConstituencyDublin County
Personal details
Born(1893-10-11)11 October 1893
Dublin, Ireland
Died22 November 1932(1932-11-22) (aged 39)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyCumann na nGaedheal
Spouse
Mary Ryan
(m. 1916)
Children2, including Thomas
Alma materUniversity College Cork

Thomas Aloysius Finlay (11 October 1893 – 22 November 1932) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician and Senior Counsel who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency from 1930 to 1932.[1]

In his short but varied career he had also been a District Justice and a senior official in the Department of Justice. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD for the Dublin County constituency at the 1930 by-election, caused by the death of Bryan Cooper of Cumann na nGaedheal.[2] He was re-elected at the 1932 general election but died of typhoid the following November, aged 39. No by-election was held for his seat.

His children included William Finlay (1921–2010), who was a governor of the Bank of Ireland, and Thomas Finlay, who was a Chief Justice of Ireland.

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas A. Finlay Snr". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Thomas Finlay". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 November 2008.