Background
Finley, Robert Lawrence was born on December 4, 1899 in Lawrence, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of John Huston and Martha (Boyden) Finley.
Finley, Robert Lawrence was born on December 4, 1899 in Lawrence, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of John Huston and Martha (Boyden) Finley.
Graduate, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1917; AB, Harvard University, 1921; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1925.
Private practice, New York City, 1926-1941, 46-49. Partner Spence, Hotchkiss, Parker & Duryee and predecessor firms, 1927-1990. Legal division War Production Board, 1942-1943.
Consultant Atomic Energy Commission, 1947. Special assistant to under-secretary of army, 1949-1952. Special assistant to administrator Doctor of Public Administration, 1952-1953.
Deputy assistant director ODM, 1953-1954, assistant director, 1957-1958. Deputy assistant director Office Civil Defense Mobilization, 1958-1961. Adviser Office Emergency Planning, 1961-1962, deputy treasurer, New Jersey, 1955, acting treasurer, 1956-1957.
Deputy assistant director United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1963-1990.
Second lieutenant infantry United States Army, 1918, lieutenant colonel Army of the United States, 1943-1945. Member Century Association (New York City).
Married Sarah Barney Bartlett, October 14, 1933. Children: James, Alexander.