Viscount Finlay, of

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in the

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, was a title in the

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. 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

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in 1916. He was succeeded by his only son, the second Viscount, who was a

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. Both titles became extinct on his death in 1945.

Viscounts Finlay (1919)

* Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay (1842–1929) * William Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay (1875–1945) Finlay Escutcheon

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Finlay Extinct viscountcies in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

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Noble titles created in 1919 Peerages created for UK MPs