Florence Finney | |
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President pro tempore of the Connecticut State Senate | |
In office July 10, 1973 – 1974 | |
Preceded by | Peter L. Cashman |
Succeeded by | Joseph J. Fauliso |
Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 36th district | |
In office 1955–1976 | |
Preceded by | Ivor Kenway |
Succeeded by | Michael L. Morano |
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the Greenwich district | |
In office 1949–1955 Serving with Milo A. Mitchell (1949–1951), Archibald H. Tunick (1951–1953), Harold O. Douglass (1953–1955) | |
Preceded by | Martha M. McKeehan |
Succeeded by | V. Hall Everson, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Florence Donady March 19, 1903 Long Island City, New York |
Died | May 28, 1994 Greenwich, Connecticut | (aged 91)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican Party |
Occupation | Politician |
Florence Donady Finney (March 19, 1903 – May 28, 1994) was an American politician and civic leader who served as the first woman president pro tempore of the Connecticut State Senate from 1973 through 1974. A Republican representing Greenwich, she served in the Connecticut House of Representatives (1949–1955) and the Senate (1955–1976).[1][2]