Background
Thomas Finney was born 10 January 1837 at Currakeen House, Tuam, Galway, Ireland. His father was Thomas Finney and his mother was Eliza Finney, née Cornwall.
Thomas Finney was born 10 January 1837 at Currakeen House, Tuam, Galway, Ireland. His father was Thomas Finney and his mother was Eliza Finney, née Cornwall.
He represented the electoral district of Toowong in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1896 until 1900. The two started a drapery business, Finney Isles & Company, which was extremely successful. In 1869 the company had branches in Rockhampton and Gympie, and by 1873 it had expanded into the areas of tailoring, furniture, furnishing, and hardware. in 1879, Finney pioneered 6 p.m. closing in Brisbane stores.
In 1885, with other firms, he instituted 1 p.m. closing on Saturdays and even after other firms reverted back to the old Saturday hours of 8 a.m. to 11 p.m, Finney continued lieutenant
A charity fund of the employees was subsidized £ for £ by the management and was administered by a committee that included the managing director and two employees elected by the staff The business suffered severely in 1893 from flood waters and from the financial crisis, but soon recovered.
Finney was married thrice. In 1901, while in England, Finney married Janet Edgar Farrow, a widow.
He died on 16 December 1903 and was buried in Toowong Cemetery.