James Finley

Politician, Author

1725 – 1795

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Who was James Finley?

James Finley was an American Presbyterian minister and politician who was a pioneer resident of western Pennsylvania. Either he or his wife owned the house in which Thomas Jefferson began his first attempt to draft the United States Declaration of Independence.

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Born
Feb 4, 1725
County Armagh
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  • Pennsylvania
Died
Jan 6, 1795

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on July 23, 2013

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