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Hugh Finlayson (December 12, 1810 – June 3, 1889) was an
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businessman and political figure. He represented
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in the
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as a
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member from 1867 to 1879. He was born in
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, Scotland in 1810 and came to North America in 1832. He originally arrived at New York City, made his way to
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in
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in 1835 and settled in
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. He worked as a saddle and harness maker and also operated a
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. He served as mayor of Paris in 1858 and represented East Brant in the
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from 1858 to 1861. In 1867, he was elected to the Ontario legislative assembly. He died in Paris in 1889.


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* * Finlayson, Hughl 1889 deaths Immigrants to Upper Canada Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub