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
Graham Finlay Greymouth with his brother-in-law, John Morris. In 1985, Finlay relocated to Christchurch, where he worked for the Inland Revenue Department until his retirement. Finlay died on 29 July 2018. Graham Finlay Graham Paul Finlay (3 February 1936 – 29 July 2018) was a New Zealand boxer who won four national amateur boxing championships, and represented his country at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Born in Greymouth on 3 February 1936, Finlay was the son of Jack "Doc" Finlay. Trained by his father, Graham Finlay won four New Zealand national amateur boxing championship titles: