Finney, John

Born: 1819-03-26 Virginia

Died: 1880-11-14 New Orleans, Louisiana

Flourished: New Orleans, Louisiana

John Finney was an attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1850, Finney was practicing law and living in New Orleans' Fourth Ward. In 1854, Finney entered into partnership with Judah P. Benjamin, Edward A. Bradford, and William C. Micou. Micou died six months after the commencement of the firm, and it continued as Benjamin, Bradford, and Finney until 1860. By 1860, Finney was living in Ward One and owned real property valued at $25,000 and a personal estate of $35,000. After the Civil War, Benjamin did not rejoin the firm, and the firm became Bradford, Finney, and Lea. Finney married Jouetta Davis, with whom he had at least five children.

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