John Thomas Finnie Explained

John Thomas Finnie
Predecessor:George Washington Stephens, Jr.
Successor:District was abolished in 1912
Term Start:1908
Term End:1912
Predecessor2:District was created in 1912
Successor2:Henry Miles
Term Start2:1912
Term End2:1918
Birth Date:14 September 1847
Birth Place:Peterhead, Scotland
Death Place:Montreal, Quebec
Party:Liberal

John Thomas Finnie (September 14, 1847  - February 10, 1925) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Born in Peterhead, Scotland, Finnie was educated there and at the High School of Montreal, then at McGill College. He qualified as a doctor and was admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He married Amelia Ann Healy, a daughter of Christopher Healy.

Finnie was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal division no. 4 in 1908. A Liberal, he was re-elected for the riding of Montréal–Saint-Laurent in 1912 and 1916. He resigned in 1918 when he became Collector of Provincial Revenue for the District of Montreal.

He died in Montreal in 1925.