Alexander Findlay | |
Office: | Member of Parliament |
Term Start: | 1904 |
Term End: | 1910 |
Birth Date: | 25 November 1844 |
Birth Place: | United Kingdom |
Death Place: | United Kingdom |
Nationality: | Scottish |
Occupation: | Industrialist, Politician |
Party: | Liberal Party |
Alexander Findlay (25 November 1844 – 2 February 1921) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician and industrialist. He founded Alexander Findlay & Company, a structural engineering company based at Parkneuk Works, Motherwell, in 1888.[1] [2] A prominent figure in local business and political life, he served as Provost of Motherwell 1901–1904.[3] He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Lanarkshire at a by-election in 1904, and was re-elected in 1906. He stood down at the January 1910 general election.