Peerage Record – 23413

     Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay was born on 11 July 1842.¹ He was the son of William Finlay and Ann Bannatyne.¹ He married Mary Innes, daughter of Cosmo Innes, on 26 August 1874.¹ He died on 9 March 1929 at age 86.¹
     He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹ He graduated from University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G, in 1863 with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1867 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.¹ He was appointed Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) in 1882.¹ He held the office of Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1884.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Inverness Burghs between 1885 and 1892.¹ He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1895.¹ He held the office of Solicitor-General between 1895 and 1900.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Inverness Burghs between 1895 and 1906.¹ He held the office of Attorney-General between 1900 and 1906.¹ He held the office of Treasurer of the Middle Temple in 1902.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1904.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1905.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Edinburgh and St. Andrews Universities between 1910 and 1916.¹ He held the office of Lord Chancellor between 1916 and 1919.¹ He was created 1st Baron Finlay, of Nairn, co. Nairn [U.K.] on 19 December 1916.¹ He was created 1st Viscount Finlay, of Nairn, co. Nairn [U.K.] on 27 March 1919.¹ He held the office of U.K. Member of the Court of Arbitration at The Hague in 1920.¹ He held the office of Judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice in 1921, of the League of Nations.¹

     William Finlay married Ann Bannatyne, daughter of Robert Bannatyne.¹ He died on 8 June 1886.¹
     He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London (F.R.C.P.)¹ He lived at Cherry Bank, Newhaven, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Ann Bannatyne was the daughter of Robert Bannatyne.¹ She married William Finlay.¹ She died in 1862.¹
     Her married name became Finlay.¹

     Robert Bannatyne lived at Leith, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     Mary Innes was the daughter of Cosmo Innes.¹ She married Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay, son of William Finlay and Ann Bannatyne, on 26 August 1874.¹ She died on 11 June 1911.¹
     From 26 August 1874, her married name became Finlay.¹

     Cosmo Innes lived at Inverleith House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹

     William Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay was born on 15 October 1875.¹ He was the son of Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay and Mary Innes.¹ He married Beatrice Marion Hall, daughter of Edward Kirkpatrick Hall and Marion Louisa Webb, on 25 April 1902 at Temple Church, London, England^G.¹ He died on 30 June 1945 at age 69.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was admitted to Middle Temple in 1901 entitled to practise as a BArrister-at-Law.¹ He was Junior Counsel to the Board of Inland Revenue between 1905 and 1914.¹ He was appointed King’s Counsel (K.C.) in 1914.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) in 1920.¹ He held the office of Judge of the High Court of Justice in 1924.¹ He held the office of Bencher of the Middle Temple in 1924.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Finlay, of Nairn, co. Nairn [U.K., 1919] on 9 March 1929.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baron Finlay, of Nairn, co. Nairn [U.K., 1916] on 9 March 1929.¹ On his death, his titles became extinct.¹

     Beatrice Marion Hall was born in 1880 at Kensington, London, England.² She was the daughter of Edward Kirkpatrick Hall and Marion Louisa Webb.^1,2 She married William Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay, son of Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay and Mary Innes, on 25 April 1902 at Temple Church, London, England^G.¹
     From 25 April 1902, her married name became Finlay.¹ After her marriage, Beatrice Marion Hall was styled as Viscountess Finlay on 9 March 1929.

     Edward Kirkpatrick Hall was born in 1844 at Needwood House, Staffordshire, England.² He was the son of Lorenzo Kirkpatrick Hall and Emma Selina Mundy.² He married Marion Louisa Webb.²
     He was a practising barrister.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)² He lived at Kevin, Nairnshire, Scotland^G.¹