William Francis Finn (1784 - 8 December 1862) was an

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politician in the

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. He was elected to the

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for County Kilkenny in 1832, and held the seat until 1837. His uncle was the owner and printer of ''

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,''

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. Finn married Alicia O'Connell, the fifth sister of

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. They lived at

Tullaroan Tullaroan () is a village in the western part of County Kilkenny in the Slieveardagh Hills near the County Tipperary, Tipperary border. Tullaroan is also the name of the local civil parish. Sport Tullaroan GAA are the most successful Gaelic Ath ...

, County Kilkenny. Both he and his wife died on the same day, 8 December 1862.

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1784 births 1862 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Kilkenny constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 Irish Repeal Association MPs People from Tullaroan Politicians from County Kilkenny {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub