Background
Finney, Harry Anson was born on November 19, 1886 in Postville, Iowa, United States. Son of Solon B. and Ellen (Bike) Finney.
Finney, Harry Anson was born on November 19, 1886 in Postville, Iowa, United States. Son of Solon B. and Ellen (Bike) Finney.
Bachelor of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1913. Graduate work in accounting, Northwestern University, 1915-1916. Certified Public Accountants, Illinois, 1917.
He is known as prolific author in the field of accounting. who had written a leading textbook in accounting, entitled "Principles of accounting" Born in Postville, Iowa to Solon B. and Ellen Bike Finney, Finney obtained his Bachelor in economics in 1913 at the University of Chicago. In 1917 he obtained his Certified Public Accountants license for the state of Illinois. After graduation Finney taught economics at a high school, and later at the Walton School of Commerce in Chicago.
In 1920 he moved to the Northwestern University, where he was Professor of accounting until his retirement in 1944.
Over the years he also worked as accountants In 1923 he had joined the Haskins & Sells accountancy firm, and later founded Baumann, Finney & Company.
Finney was editor for the Journal of Accountancy from 1920 to 1928, and was elected President of the Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants for the year 1928-1929. Finney authored and co-authored a series of successful textbooks on accounting, from which he sold in total more than two million copies.
Member Baumann, Finney & Company, certified public accountants, retired. Member American Institute Accountants, Illinois Society Certified Public Accountants (expres.), American Accounting Association, Delta Sigma Pi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Acacia.
Married Lois Ingram, November 24, 1920. Married second, Hazel M. Hale, February 9, 1946. Children: Richard Anson, Stephen Ingram, Janet Sue.