John Baird Finlay (January 29, 1929 – October 17, 2010) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004.
He then studied at Victoria College, Toronto earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1952.
[1] His teaching career included terms at Upper Canada College from 1952 to 1954, then in Woodstock, Ontario, from 1955 to 1964 except for the 1957–58 school year at Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute (IDCI).
Finlay left office in 2004 as he chose not to campaign again for the Oxford riding.
David Mackenzie of the Conservative party won the riding in that year's general election.