Dr. Finlay Dr. Finlay Dr. Finlay is a fictional character, the hero of a series of stories by Scottish author A. J. Cronin. First appearing in Cronin's novella entitled "Country Doctor" and in several subsequent short stories published in "Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan" magazine from 1935 through 1939, Dr. Finlay Hylsop is a general physician beginning his practice in the fictional Scottish town of Levenford. One of the later short stories would take him to the lochside village of Tannochbrae. In these stories, he was charming and became well-acquainted with his patients over many years. It was thus his trademark to
Kirkman Finlay who have helped to make Glasgow. He built Castle Toward on the Cowal peninsula as his country home. Finlay was educated at the Glasgow Grammar School and briefly studied at the University of Glasgow and was elected its Rector in 1819. In 1820, unfounded rumours spread around the university that he was building up a motion to disallow student voting at rectorial elections. In the resulting student campaign Finlay was defeated in the re-election by Francis Jeffrey. He however later served as Dean of Faculties between 1839 and 1840. Finlay's nephew George Finlay was a noted historian and philhellene. Kirkman