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Kirkman Finlay Jr.

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Kirkman Finlay Jr.
33rd Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
In office
1978–1986
Preceded byJohn T. Campbell
Succeeded byT. Patton Adams
Personal details
Born(1936-08-16)August 16, 1936
Columbia, South Carolina
DiedJune 27, 1993(1993-06-27) (aged 56)
Columbia, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
Republican (Before 1977)
SpouseMary Fleming
Alma materUniversity of the South (B.A.)
Harvard University (J.D.)

Kirkman "Kirk" Finlay Jr. (August 16, 1936 – June 27, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician who served on the Columbia, South Carolina city council from 1974 to 1978 and as that city's mayor from 1978 to 1986.[1] He died of brain cancer in 1993 at the age of 56.

His son, Kirkman Finlay III, followed in his footsteps and was elected to Columbia city council before running successfully for a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives.

File:Finaly Jr. statue in Finlay Park.jpg
Statue of Finlay Jr. in Finlay Park

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