Robert Emmett Finn (June 10, 1877 – February 23, 1951) was a lawyer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the

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from 1906 to 1922 and Halifax in the

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from 1922 to 1925 and from 1936 to 1940 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of John Finn and Mary Farrell, of

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descent. Finn moved to Halifax while still young. He was educated at

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, was called to the bar and set up practice in Halifax. In 1902, Finn married Anna Louise Russell. He served as president of the Charitable Irish Society. Finn was a war correspondent with the Canadian contingent during the

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. He served as a

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in the province's Executive Council from 1918 to 1922. He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly to run for a federal seat in 1922. Finn was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1925 and 1940.

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* * 1877 births 1951 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia People from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub