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John Harvey Finlayson (3 February 1843 – 30 March 1915), editor and part-owner of the ''South Australian Register''. ==Employment and social advocacy== He joined The Register in 1861 and became head reporter 1866, a proprietor in 1877 and editor in 1878, succeeding John Howard Clark, resigning in 1899 due to ill-health. He was then appointed resident reporter in Britain until retiring and returning to Adelaide in 1908, dying 7 years later.〔 As an editor he was an outspoken supporter of female suffrage, free secular education, free trade between the Colonies, and Federation.〔 Finlayson was an active Congregational churchman and was appointed Justice of the Peace in 1880.〔 In 1878 Finlayson built a residence "Strelda" in North Adelaide which still stands, at 217-221 Stanley Street.〔(29. House, 217–221 Stanley Street ), "Stanley Street Stroll", ''Historical Walking Trail, Lower North Adelaide'' pg.41, Adelaide City Council. ''Designed by R Rees in 1878 for newspaper editor John H Finlayson of the SA Register, the house was built as Strelda and presents itself to Stanley Street as being only one storey. At the rear, a magnificent segmented bay and balcony affords fabulous views across the Torrens Valley, to the City and the Adelaide Hills.''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Harvey Finlayson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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