Florence Donady Finney was an American politician and civic leader who served as the first woman president pro tempore of the Connecticut State Senate from 1973 through 1974.
11 Facts About Florence Finney
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Florence Finney attended William Cullen Bryant High School and worked as a secretary for New York insurance firms after graduation.
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Florence Finney married Finney and moved to Greenwich in 1923.
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Florence Finney began volunteering for the local Republicans Party in 1940.
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Florence Finney won a seat on the 230-member Greenwich Representative Town Meeting in 1941, serving continuously for 42 years.
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Florence Finney ran for the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1948 and won reelection twice.
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Florence Finney served continuously for 20 years, including deputy majority leader in 1973 and president pro tempore from July 10,1973, through 1974.
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Florence Finney was the first woman to serve as president pro tempore and only the fifth woman elected to the state senate.
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Florence Finney commuted to Hartford and back home to Greenwich every day while the General Assembly was in session.
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Florence Finney died on May 28,1994, at the Greenwich Woods Health Care Center.
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Florence Finney was survived by her son and four grandchildren.