Background
Finney, Thomas Dunn was born on January 20, 1925 in Idabel, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Thomas Dunn and Bettie (Higgs) Finney.
Finney, Thomas Dunn was born on January 20, 1925 in Idabel, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Thomas Dunn and Bettie (Higgs) Finney.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Oklahoma, 1945, Bachelor of Laws, 1948.
Bar, 1948, District of Columbia Bar, 1963. Partner firm Finney & Finney, Idabel, 1948-1951. With United States Foreign Service, Copenhagen, 1952-1955.
With firm Foliart, Hunt & Shepherd, Oklahoma City, 1955-1957.
Administrative assistant to the United States Senator Associate of Science (Mike) Monroney, 1957-1963. Member firm Clifford, Glass, Mcllwain & Finney, and predecessor, Washington, 1963-1978.
Director Continental Airlines. Trustee Citizens’ Research Foundation.
Trustee Green Acres School, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1972, president, 1969-1971.
Member of staff Presidential Task Force Foreign Policy, 1960. Deputy special assistant to President Kennedy for foreign trade policy, 1962. Special counsel to credentials committee Democratic National Convention, 1964.
Served to Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American, Oklahoma, District of Columbia, Federal bar associations, American Judicature Society, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Delta Phi, Delta Sigma Rho. Clubs: National Lawyers, Federal City (Washington).
Married Sally Van Horn, June 25, 1945. Children: Susan Finney Ford, Kathleen Finney Jaxtheimer, Deirdre, Thomas Dunn III.