Background
Findlater was the son of William Findlater, a merchant of Londonderry.
Findlater was the son of William Findlater, a merchant of Londonderry.
In 1878 he was elected president of the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland., for which he was knighted. He held the seat until 1885. He was president of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland between 1891 and 1894.
Findlater died at the age of 81.
Findlater married firstly in 1853 Mary Jane Wolfe, daughter of John Wolfe a solicitor of Dublin, and secondly Marion Park, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Park of the Indian Army.
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At the 1880 general election Findlater was elected Member of Parliament for Monaghan.