Charles Finley

Who was Charles Finley?

Charles Finley was a United States Representative from Kentucky and son of Hugh Franklin Finley. He was born in Williamsburg, Kentucky where he attended the common and subscription schools. Later, he attended Milligan College. He engaged in business as a coal operator, banker, and publisher.

Finley was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1894-1896 and a delegate to the Republican state convention in 1895. He served as Secretary of State of Kentucky 1896-1900 and was chairman of the Republican executive committee of the Eleventh Kentucky Congressional District 1912-1928. He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John M. Robsion and was reelected to the Seventy-second Congress and served from February 15, 1930, to March 3, 1933. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932. After leaving Congress, he retired from business activities before dying in Williamsburg, Kentucky in 1941. He was buried in Highland Cemetery, Williamsburg, Kentucky.