William Finlay
William Finlay | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office November 9, 1905 – June 6, 1910 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Mitchell |
| Constituency | Medicine Hat |
| Alberta Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office September 9, 1905 – November 1, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Duncan Marshall |
| Alberta Provincial Secretary | |
| In office September 9, 1905 – November 1, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Duncan Marshall |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | |
| In office May 21, 1902 – August 31, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Greeley |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Constituency | Medicine Hat |
| Mayor of Medicine Hat | |
| In office 1900–1903 | |
| Preceded by | William Bradley Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Archibald Courtice Hawthorne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Thomas Finlay July 12, 1853 |
| Died | May 9, 1914 (aged 60) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Catherine Anne Allott |
| Children | Two sons, three daughters |
| Occupation | Merchant, rancher |
William Thomas Finlay (July 12, 1853 – May 9, 1914) was a merchant, politician and cabinet minister in Alberta and Northwest Territories, Canada. Finlay served as the second mayor of Medicine Hat, represented the electoral district of Medicine Hat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and served in the Cabinet of Alexander Cameron Rutherford as Alberta's first Minister of Agriculture and Provincial Secretary from 1905 to 1909.