John Harvey Finlayson (3 February 1843 – 30 March 1915) was the editor and part-owner of the ''South Australian Register''.

Employment and social advocacy

He joined ''

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'' in 1861 and became head reporter 1866, a proprietor in 1877 and editor in 1878, succeeding

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, resigning in 1899 due to ill-health. He was then appointed resident reporter in Britain until retiring and returning to Adelaide in 1908, dying 7 years later. As an editor he was an outspoken supporter of

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, free secular education,

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between the Colonies, and

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. Finlayson was an active Congregational churchman and was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1880. In 1878 Finlayson built a residence "Strelda" in North Adelaide which still stands, at 217-221 Stanley Street. Finlayson Place, in the Canberra suburb of

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, is named in his honour.

Family and education

Finlayson was born at "Helenholm",

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.Finlayson, John Harvey
Love, J. H. ''Australian Dictionary of Biography online'' accessed 14 July 2011Baptist Churches in Mitcham
Mitcham Local History Service and Heritage Research Centre, July 2006, last updated 3/12/2009, accessed 17 September 2011
"Helenholm" still stands at 1 Finlayson Street, Netherby He was one of nine children born to William Finlayson (1813 – 18 December 1897) and his wife, née Helen Harvey (born Edinburgh 1811 – 20 October 1884).The Late Mr. William Finlayson
''South Australian Register'' 18 December 1897 p.7 accessed 24 July 2011 He was educated at George Mugg's school (founded 1847, later to become

Mitcham Primary School Mitcham Primary School is a South Australian State school serving the Mitcham, South Australia, Mitcham area and situated on Hillview Road, Kingswood, South Australia, Kingswood. It is the oldest continuously operating school in South Australia. ...

, the oldest in South Australia) and

Adelaide Educational Institution Adelaide Educational Institution was a privately run non-sectarian academy for boys in Adelaide founded in 1852 by John Lorenzo Young.B. K. Hyams'Young, John Lorenzo (1826–1881)' ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 6, Melbourne Uni ...

, where he emulated the successes of his older brother R. K. Finlayson. Finlayson married Alice Shoobridge (ca. 1847 – 6 June 1933) on 20 March 1878. They had a son Harvey Pym Finlayson (a

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hero killed 27 February 1915 in

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when the car he was driving left the road,Elwood Motor Accident
''The Register'' 10 March 1915 p.8 accessed 24 July 2011) and a daughter Katharine, "Kate", who never married.Death of Mr. John Harvey Finlayson
''The Register'' 31 March 1915 p.8 accessed 24 July 2011

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Finlayson, John Harvey People educated at Adelaide Educational Institution Australian newspaper editors Colony of South Australia people Australian newspaper publishers (people) 1843 births 1915 deaths 19th-century Australian businesspeople