David Ray Finney (September 29, 1933 – January 18, 2022) was an American lawyer, Texas State Legislator, and politician. Finney was born and raised in Northside in

Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...

,where he graduated from Northside High School. Finney then graduated with his bachelor's degree from

Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples ...

in 1955 and graduated from

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with his law degree in 1958. Finney was admitted to the Texas bar. Finney served in the

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from 1958 to 1961. In 1970, Finney received his master's degree in business administration from

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. Finney served in the

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from 1963 until 1977 and was a

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. He died in Fort Worth, Texas.Texas Legislators Past & Present-Dave Finney
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