John Huston Finley
John Huston Finley | |
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President of the American Geographical Society | |
| In office 1925–1934 | |
| Preceded by | John Greenough |
| Succeeded by | Roland L. Redmond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1863 Grand Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 1940 (aged 76) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | James Gibson Finley Lydia Margaret McCombs |
| Alma mater | Knox College Johns Hopkins University |
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John Huston Finley (October 19, 1863 – March 7, 1940) was Professor of Polities at Princeton University from 1900 to 1903, and President of the City College of New York from 1903 until 1913, when he was appointed President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education of the State of New York.[1] A promenade along the western bank of the East River between 63rd Street and 125th Street in Manhattan was named the John Finley Walk in 1940 because he had often walked the perimeter of Manhattan.
Biography
He was born on October 19, 1863, in Grand Ridge, Illinois, the oldest son of James Gibson Finley and Lydia Margaret McCombs. His father and mother went out as early settlers on the prairies from the East. His father was the great-grandson of the Reverend James Finley, the first minister, it is believed, to settle permanently beyond the Allegheny Mountains in Western Pennsylvania, and brother of Dr. Samuel Finley, President of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in the middle of the eighteenth century. Mr. Finley's brother, Robert, who died in his early thirties, was associate editor of the Review of Reviews; his sister, Bertha, died as a missionary in Korea.[2]
Finley was educated in the public schools of Grand Ridge,
Finley was appointed
John H. Finley died while sleeping of a
Legacy
During his long and distinguished career he received
In 1939 Finley was awarded American Library Association Honorary Membership.[5]
References
- ^ Commissioner of Education of the State of New York also comes with the title President of the University of the State of New York. The one job has two titles.
- ^ a b c d "John H. Finley Dead. Times Editor Emeritus, He Succumbs at 76 in His Sleep. Had Long and Distinguished Career as Educator and Journalist". The New York Times. March 8, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
Dr. John Huston Finley, editor emeritus of The New York Times, died early yesterday morning in his home, 1 Lexington Avenue. He was 76 years old. ...
- ^ Wright, John Kirtland "The New Age of Discovery", Geography in the Making: The American Geographical Society 1851-1951 (1952) pp. 71-111. — George Grady Press
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ American Library Association, Honorary Membership
External links
- Works by John Huston Finley at Project Gutenberg
- Works by John H. Finley at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by or about John Huston Finley at Internet Archive
- Works by John Huston Finley at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
