Florence Finney

Florence Finney
President pro tempore of the Connecticut State Senate
In office
July 10, 1973 – 1974
Preceded byPeter L. Cashman
Succeeded byJoseph J. Fauliso
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
from the 36th district
In office
1955–1976
Preceded byIvor Kenway
Succeeded byMichael 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 byMartha M. McKeehan
Succeeded byV. Hall Everson, Jr.
Personal details
Born
Florence Donady

(1903-03-19)March 19, 1903
Long Island City, New York
DiedMay 28, 1994(1994-05-28) (aged 91)
Greenwich, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican Party
OccupationPolitician

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]

  1. ^ Powers, Claudia (2009-11-05). "Her words are as true now as they were then". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  2. ^ Register and Manual (PDF). Hartford: Secretary of the State of Connecticut. 1973. p. 125.