Alex Finlay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alex Finlay

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1887

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1963

Profession: politician

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Alexander "Alex" Finlay (14 November 1887 – 2 March 1963) was an Australian politician.
Born in Melbourne, he moved to South Australia as a child and received a primary education in Adelaide.
He became a carriage painter, and an organiser with the Coachbuilders' Union.
After serving in the military 1914-1918, he was federal President of the Vehicle Builders' Union (successor to the Coachbuilders' Union).
In 1943, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for South Australia.
He held the seat until his retirement in 1953.
Finlay died in 1963.