Duncan Finlayson (September 12, 1867 – September 25, 1925) was a

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lawyer, judge, and politician. Born in Grand River, Nova Scotia, the son of Donald and Annabella (Murchison) Finlayson, Finlayson was educated at the Sydney Academy and

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where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1893 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1895. He was solicitor of the municipality of Richmond, Nova Scotia from 1896 to 1904. He sat in the

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from 1897 to 1904. He was very passionate about law and wished to be a lawyer for no other reason than justice. He was first elected to the

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for the electoral district of

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in the general elections of 1904. A

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, he did not stand for re-election. In 1908, he was appointed judge of the County Court, District No. 7 and was appointed surrogate judge in Admiralty for the Island of Cape Breton in 1911.

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The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904

History of Nova Scotia (Volume 3) (1916)
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