Background
Finney, Edward Clingan was born on November 12, 1869 in Milton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Robert and Anne Mary (Clingan) Finney.
Finney, Edward Clingan was born on November 12, 1869 in Milton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Robert and Anne Mary (Clingan) Finney.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Kansas, 1891.
Practiced law in Kansas, 1891-1894. Entered General Land Office, Washington, 1894. Assistant to secretary of interior, and chief law officer, United States Reclamation Service, 1909-1910.
Member of the board of appeals, Department of Interior, 1914-March 17, 1921. 1st assistant secretary of the interior, 1921-1929, solicitor same, 1929-1933. Member Vogelsang, Brown, Cram, Feely and Finney, Washington, District of Columbia, since 1933.
Member bar Supreme Courts of the United States, Kansas and District of Columbia. Mason.; Club: American Automobile.
Married Jean Steele, August 23, 1892. Children: Berenice Jean, Edith Elizabeth.