David Ignatius Finnegan (January 28, 1941 – October 12, 2015) was an American attorney, talk show host, and politician. He was a partner at Finnegan, Underwood, Ryan & Tierney.

Political career

Finnegan was a member of the Boston School Committee from 1975 to 1979 and served as its president from 1978 to 1979. He was a candidate for

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, finishing fourth out of six candidates with 14.59% of the vote. He ran again in

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, finishing in third place with 24.99%.

Talk show host

Finnegan began his media career in 1979 as host of ''The Dave Finnegan Show'' on WBZ Radio. He subsequently hosted ''Weekend with Dave Finnegan'' on

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. He gave up both of his shows to run for Mayor in 1983.

Personal life

Finnegan was born on January 28, 1941. He was the brother-in-law of astronaut

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and the uncle of actress Kate Collins. He was a graduate of

Stonehill College Stonehill College is a Private college, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Easton, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1948 by the Congregation of Holy Cross and is located on ...

(B.A.),

Boston University School of Law Boston University School of Law (Boston Law or BU Law) is the law school of Boston University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the United States and considered an eli ...

(J.D.), and

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(A.L.M.). Finnegan died on October 12, 2015 from

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissue (biology), tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from tran ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Finnegan, David Lawyers from Boston Stonehill College alumni Boston University School of Law alumni Harvard Extension School alumni Boston School Committee members 2015 deaths 1941 births 20th-century American lawyers