Viscount Finlay
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Viscount Finlay, of Nairn in the County of Nairn, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
. It was created on 27 March 1919 for the lawyer and politician Robert Finlay, 1st Baron Finlay
. He had already been created Baron Finlay, of Nairn in the County of Nairn, on his appointment as Lord Chancellor
in 1916. Both titles became extinct on the death of his son, the second Viscount, in 1945.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
. It was created on 27 March 1919 for the lawyer and politician Robert Finlay, 1st Baron Finlay
Robert Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay
Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay GCMG, PC, QC,MD was a British lawyer, doctor and politician who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...
. He had already been created Baron Finlay, of Nairn in the County of Nairn, on his appointment as Lord Chancellor
Lord Chancellor
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
in 1916. Both titles became extinct on the death of his son, the second Viscount, in 1945.
Viscounts Finlay (1919)
- Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount FinlayRobert Finlay, 1st Viscount FinlayRobert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay GCMG, PC, QC,MD was a British lawyer, doctor and politician who became Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...
(1842–1929) - William Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay (1875–1945)