John Huston Finley | |
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| 3rd President of City College of New York | |
| In office 1903–1913 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stewart Webb |
| Succeeded by | Sidney Edward Mezes |
| 2nd Commissioner of Education of the State of New York | |
| In office 1913–1921 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew S. Draper |
| Succeeded by | Frank Pierrepont Graves |
| 9th President of the American Geographical Society | |
| In office 1925–1934 | |
| Preceded by | John Greenough |
| Succeeded by | Roland L. Redmond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1863 Grand Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1940 (aged 76) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | James Gibson Finley Lydia Margaret McCombs |
| Alma mater | Knox College Johns Hopkins University |
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John Huston Finley (October 19, 1863 – March 7, 1940) was Professor of Polities at Princeton University from 1900 to 1903, and President of the City College of New York from 1903 until 1913, when he was appointed President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education of the State of New York.[1] A promenade along the western bank of the East River between 63rd Street and 125th Street in Manhattan was named the John Finley Walk in 1940 because he had often walked the perimeter of Manhattan.
- ^ Commissioner of Education of the State of New York also comes with the title President of the University of the State of New York. The one job has two titles.