Texas Legislators: Past & Present

James Finlay

Full Name: James Finlay, Sr.
Birth date: September 1, 1879
Death date: April 30, 1966

Terms of Service

House, 41st Legislature
1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat
House, 40th Legislature
1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
House, 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat
House, 38th Legislature
1/9/1923 - 1/13/1925
Democrat

(1) Lohn. House Journal .
(2) Lohn, McCulloch County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Fife. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. James Finlay, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James Finlay, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James Finlay, State Preservation Board
Photograph. James Finlay, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

James Finlay, Sr., birth date 9/1/1879 in Travis County; death date 4/30/1966 in Brady, McCulloch County; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
James Finlay, birth date 9/1/1879, permanent home address in Fife, McCulloch County, mdse. & farmer, wife Mary E. Finlay; draft registration 9/12/1918 in McCulloch County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
James Finlay, birth date 9/1/1879, death date 4/30/1966, burial in Fife Cemetery, Fife, McCulloch County. Find a Grave .
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News .
Brief biography excerpted from McCulloch County History, Vol. I. "Mr. Finlay, an independent Democrat, served eight years in the Texas legislature as representative of the 93rd district composed of McCulloch, San Saba, and Lampasas counties. Incidentally he established a record for consecutive terms in the three-county district." TXGenWeb Project .