Thomas Finlay (Cumann na nGaedheal politician)
Thomas Aloysius Finlay (11 October 1893 – 22 November 1932) was an Irish Cumann na nGaedheal politician and Senior Counsel who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin County constituency from 1930 to 1932.[1]
Thomas Finlay | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office December 1930 – 22 November 1932 | |
| Constituency | Dublin County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1893 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 22 November 1932 (aged 39) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Cumann na nGaedheal |
| Spouse | Mary Ryan (m. 1916) |
| Children | 2, including Thomas |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
In his short but varied career he had also been a District Justice and a senior official in the Department of Justice. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD for the Dublin County constituency at the 1930 by-election, caused by the death of Bryan Cooper of Cumann na nGaedheal.[2] He was re-elected at the 1932 general election but died of typhoid the following November, aged 39. No by-election was held for his seat.
His children included William Finlay (1921–2010), who was a governor of the Bank of Ireland, and Thomas Finlay, who was a Chief Justice of Ireland.