George Preston Finlay

Full Name: George Preston Finlay
Date of birth: November 16, 1829
Date of death: March 24, 1911

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	39	Jan 10, 1893 - Jul 17, 1893	23rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
H	35	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
H	35	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881	16th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
S	24	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	Lavaca / Calhoun	Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria
S	24	Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862	9th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾		Lavaca / Calhoun	Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria

(1) Finlay resigned 7/17/1893. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(5) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(6) 13th Legislature - Senators elect qualified and took their seats, 1/14/1873, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) 13th Legislature - Included in list of 15 Senate members that were conservative Democrats, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(8) Current city of Port Lavaca orginally known as Lavaca. Handbook of Texas Online.
(9) "On the adjournment of the Ninth Legislature, in March, 1862, Colonel Finlay raised a company of infantry in Victoria County, Texas, and was assigned to duty in the Sixth Texas infantry . . ." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
(10) S. Addison White, sworn 2/2/1863, succeeded George P. Finlay, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(11) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - drew "the long term" (four years), 11/12/1861, p. 42. Senate Journal.
(12) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 11/4/1861, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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House District 39
Jan 10, 1893 - Jul 17, 1893
Legislatures: 23rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 35
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 35
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

Senate District 24
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
Legislatures: 13th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lavaca / Calhoun
Counties in district: Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

Senate District 24
Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862
Legislatures: 9th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾
Home City/County: Lavaca / Calhoun
Counties in district: Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Member roster, 9th Legislature, Regular Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, Hon. George P. Finlay, pp. 98-100. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
FINLAY, GEORGE PRESTON (1829-1911). He was "an ardent Democrat who attended every state convention from 1865 until at least 1881." Handbook of Texas Online.
Portrait and biographical sketch, George Preston Finlay, pp. 375-379. Born 11/16/1829 in Augusta, Perry County, Mississippi; married Carrie Rea 11/16/1854 in Lavaca, Texas. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, p. 262. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. P. Finlay, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. Geo. P. Finlay, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.P. Finlay, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. G.P. Finlay, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.

Committee Information top

23rd R.S. - 1893 Commerce and Manufactures Education Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)
17th R.S. - 1881 Congressional Districts Congressional Districts, Apportionment Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)
16th R.S. - 1879 Assessment and Collection of Taxes Constitutional Amendments Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 (Chair) New Judiciary Article to the Constitution Privileges and Elections Revised Civil Code, Select Room for Court of Appeals Rooms for the Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals,
13th R.S. - 1873 Contingent Expenses Financial Condition of the State Impeachment of John G. Scott, Judge of the Tenth Judicial District, Select Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Militia (Chair) Public Buildings Redistricting/Apportionment, Select Retrenchment and Reform Rules, Select State Affairs
9th R.S. - 1861 Claims and Accounts Education Judiciary Militia and Military Affairs Private Land Claims Public Lands Rules and Regulations

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