James Finlayson (1823 – 17 February 1903) was a British

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politician. Finlayson was elected as the

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(MP) for

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in the 1885 general election, but did not stand again at the 1886 election. Finlayson died at the age of 80.

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* 1823 births 1903 deaths Scottish Liberal Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 {{Scotland-Liberal-UK-MP-stub