John Huston Finley (1863 - 1940)

Born 19 Oct 1863 in Grand Ridge, LaSalle, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Mar 1940 at age 76 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Biography

John Finley is Notable.

John Finley was an Illinoisan.

John Huston Finley was born on 19 October 1863 in Grand Ridge, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. ^[1] He was the son of James Finley and Lydia McCombs.

• AB degree from Knox College of Illinois in 1887.
• Married Martha Boyden in 1892.
• President of Knox College of Illinois, 1892-99.
• Professor at Princeton University, 1900-03.
• President of City College of New York, 1903-1913.
• Co-authored 'The American Executive and Executive Methods' with Franklin Sanderson, published in 1908.
• Editor-in-Chief of Nelson's Loose-leaf Encyclopedia, circa 1909-1934.
• New York State Education Commissioner, and President of USNY (Univ of the State of New York), 1913-1921.
• Authored 'The French in the Heart of America', published 1915, 2nd ed 1918.
• Awarded the Conrad Malte-Brun gold medal by Geographical Society of Paris in 1917.
• Co-director of American Red Cross Commission to Palestine, 1918.
• Authored 'A Pilgrim in Palestine', published 1919.
• Associate Editor of New York Times, 1921-1936.
• President of the American Geographical Society 1925-1934.
• Honorary President of the American Geographical Society 1934-1940.
• Editor-in-Chief of New York Times, 1937-1938.
• Authored 'The Coming of the Scot', published 1940.

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Sources

1. ↑ Birth:"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
   citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
   FamilySearch Record: 6KMF-MKZZ (accessed 30 March 2024)
   Name: John Huston Finley; Social Program Correspondence: Social Program Correspondence; Birth Date: 19 Oct 1863; Birth Place: Grand Ridge, Illinois, United States; Race: White; Social Program Application Date: Nov 1938; Source Ssn: 061144439.

• Stout, Herald. Clan Finley, 2nd Edition. Dover OH: Eagle Press, 1956. (where listed as ' John Houston Finley' .
• American Antiquarian Society obituary: https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44807008.pdf
• Chicago Tribune obituary, March 8, 1940, page 22.
• Washington Post obituary, March 1940.
• Knox College biography of Finley: https://www.knox.edu/support-knox/giving-societies/presidents-circle/finley-society
• Nelson's Loose-leaf Encyclopedia, New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1905-1918.
• New York Times article on retirement to editor emeritus, 1938Nov06.
• Scots and Scots Descendants in America [https://electricscotland.com/history/descendants/chap57.htm
• The Numismatist, Volume 30, 1917. (Reference to Paris Geographic Society medal.)
• American Political Science review of 'The American Executive': https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/american-executive-and-executive-methods-by-finley-john-h-and-sanderson-john-f-new-york-the-century-company-1908-pp-352/4A1661E1635AD91C4001E1B0E3E1D71C
• 1910 US Census: Manhattan Ward 12, New York, NY, 26 Apr 1910, Enumeration District 654, Sheet 15B Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: T624_1025; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0654; FHL microfilm: 1375038
• New York Death Index.
• New York Times obituary:..https://www.nytimes.com/1940/03/08/archives/john-h-finley-dead-times-editor-emeritus-he-succumbs-at-76-in-his.html

See also:

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• Find A Grave: Memorial #11417800; John Huston Finley, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton NJ
• Wikidata: Item Q6240523